How to Use "protectorate" with Example Sentences

1. In 1892 , the gilbert islands became a british protectorate together with the nearby ellice islands .

2. In the language of imperial statecraft , it became a " veiled protectorate . "

3. Many will try to emulate hong kong , which though once again a chinese city rather than a british protectorate , still largely defines itself through its differences with the mainland . What if all china 's supercities start acting that way ?

4. Korea is made a protectorate of japan .

5. With this insurance policy , assad could hang on as a warlord presiding over an iranian and russian protectorate on the mediterranean .