protectorate

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In 1891, Oman became a British protectorate, which lasted until 1971.
1891年，阿曼变成了英国的一个保护国，直到1971年。
These discussions could lead on to more sensitive ones, such as whether the peninsula should be reunified, or North Korea made into a buffer as a UN protectorate of some sort.
这样的谈论可以引申出更为敏感的话题，例如朝鲜半岛是否应当统一，朝鲜是否应该成为一个缓冲国并最终成为联合国某种类型的保护国。
Designated as a protectorate of the Kingdom of Sardinia in 1815 by the Congress of Vienna after Napoleon"s defeat, Monaco"s sovereignty was confirmed by the Franco-Monegasque Treaty of 1861.
拿破仑战败后，1815年的维也纳会议确立摩纳哥为撒丁王国的一个保护国，直到1861年的弗朗哥-摩纳哥条约签订，摩纳哥的主权才被确立。

Kosovo was a Serbian province that became a United Nations protectorate in nineteen ninety-nine.

In practice, the protectorate will probably have to continue for quite a bit longer.
ECONOMIST: But the healing has barely begun
Bosnia is already a protectorate in all but name, and likely to remain so for many years.
ECONOMIST: Messy war, messy peace
In Kosovo, in particular, the international protectorate's claim to be fashioning a law-governed, multi-ethnic state is wearing thin.
ECONOMIST: Macedonia

A protectorate is a country that is controlled and protected by a more powerful country.