protetorado

Portuguese

Alternative forms

protectorado (pre-1990 spelling)

Etymology

From protetor +‎ -ado.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /pɾo.te.toˈɾa.du/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /pɾo.te.toˈɾa.do/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɾu.tɛ.tuˈɾa.du/ [pɾu.tɛ.tuˈɾa.ðu]

Hyphenation: pro‧te‧to‧ra‧do

Noun

protetorado m (plural protetorados)

protectorate (government by a protector)
protectorate (autonomous territory that is protected diplomatically or militarily against third parties by a stronger state or entity)

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