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vassal state

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A state that is subordinate to another; government chiefly directed by the interests of an overlord or patron state.

Equivalents

Españolestado vasallo
FrançaisÉtat vassal
DeutschVasallenstaat
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Examples

“At a recent conference in Slovakia, President Emmanuel Macron of France called Belarus a “vassal state,” but said Europe bore some of the blame⟳.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

vassal-in-chief Vassalage vassaldom vassaless vassalhood vassalisation

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