Footer

    Download on the App StoreGet it on Google Play

    About

    • About Us
    • Our Learning Services
    • Join Us
    • FAQ
    • Hot Tags

    Services

    • Pronunciation Challenge
    • Saved
    • Search Vocabulary
    • Blog

    Channels

    Levels

    • A1
    • A2
    • B1
    • B2
    • C1
    • C2

    Privacy˙Terms˙
    ©2026 VoiceTube Corporation. All rights reserved

    protectorate

    US

    ・

    UK

    C1
    n.NounTerritory controlled by a stronger state
    The protectorate state was under control of a larger nation

    Video subtitles

    BBC Verify investigates Gaza building demolitions | BBC News

    08:02BBC Verify investigates Gaza building demolitions | BBC News
    • The Israelis have said to the government of President Ashara that there should be no military operations south of Damascus essentially creating a sort of Israeli protectorate there.

      The Israelis have said to the government of President Ashara that there should be no military operations south of Damascus essentially creating a sort of Israeli protectorate there.

    • Um, the Israelis have said to the government in of, of President Asherar that, uh, there should be no military operations south of Damascus, essentially creating a sort of Israeli protectorate there.

      Um, the Israelis have said to the government in of, of President Asherar that, uh, there should be no military operations south of Damascus, essentially creating a sort of Israeli protectorate there.

    B2

    The Best Gun Debate I've Had in Years

    12:03The Best Gun Debate I've Had in Years
    • A well-armed citizenry is the greatest protectorate of liberty and freedom in this country.

      A well-armed citizenry is the greatest protectorate of liberty and freedom in this country.

    • And I would agree with you, a well-armed citizenry is the greatest protectorate of liberty and freedom in this country.

      And I would agree with you, a well-armed citizenry is the greatest protectorate of liberty and freedom in this country.

    B1

    The Magic of VTubers

    28:02The Magic of VTubers
    • The new president has declared the USA a protectorate of Atlantis, a talking dog is the Japanese

      The new president has declared the USA a protectorate of Atlantis, a talking dog is the Japanese

    • The new president has declared the USA a protectorate of Atlantis, a talking dog is the Japanese prime minister, climate change has been fixed and there are no more wars (obviously), 99% of the world's GDP goes directly to superchats, and

      The new president has declared the USA a protectorate of Atlantis, a talking dog is the Japanese prime minister, climate change has been fixed and there are no more wars (obviously), 99% of the world's GDP goes directly to superchats, and

    B2

    Why Yemen is Dying & Oman is Booming

    44:04Why Yemen is Dying & Oman is Booming
    • Muscat in Oman eventually became a de facto British protectorate in 1872,

      Muscat in Oman eventually became a de facto British protectorate in 1872,

    • but the sultanate always retained its internal political independence and even ceased being a British protectorate after only a few decades later in 1920, when it received its full independence back.

      but the sultanate always retained its internal political independence and even ceased being a British protectorate after only a few decades later in 1920, when it received its full independence back.

    B1

    US wants to "run" Venezuela - How would that work? | DW News

    19:30US wants to "run" Venezuela - How would that work? | DW News
    • So we're going to run Venezuela could mean anything from using Venezuela as a protectorate.

      So we're going to run Venezuela could mean anything from using Venezuela as a protectorate.

    • So "We're going to run Venezuela" could mean anything from using Venezuela as a protectorate, right, with Marco Rubio as a viceroy of Venezuela, harkening back to, you know, the 19th century.

      So "We're going to run Venezuela" could mean anything from using Venezuela as a protectorate, right, with Marco Rubio as a viceroy of Venezuela, harkening back to, you know, the 19th century.

    B1

    Malta - History, Geography, Economy and Culture

    19:32Malta - History, Geography, Economy and Culture
    • Britain eventually honoured the terms of their protectorate with the Maltese people in 1964, handing back the islands to the locals.

      Britain eventually honoured the terms of their protectorate with the Maltese people in 1964, handing back the islands to the locals.

    • Britain eventually honoured the terms of their protectorate with the Maltese people in 1964, handing back the islands to the locals when Malta became an independent state.

      Britain eventually honoured the terms of their protectorate with the Maltese people in 1964, handing back the islands to the locals when Malta became an independent state.

    B2

    Russia claims capture of two Ukrainian towns | DW News

    09:52Russia claims capture of two Ukrainian towns | DW News
    • It is a change of government in Kyiv and basically turning Ukraine into a Russian protectorate with a pliant government in Kyiv.

      It is a change of government in Kyiv and basically turning Ukraine into a Russian protectorate with a pliant government in Kyiv.

    • It is a change of government in Kyiv and basically turning Ukraine into a Russian protectorate with a pliant government in Kiev.

      It is a change of government in Kyiv and basically turning Ukraine into a Russian protectorate with a pliant government in Kiev.

    B1

    Desert of Skeletons. Full Documentary | Planet Doc Full Documentaries

    50:31Desert of Skeletons. Full Documentary | Planet Doc Full Documentaries
    • A few months later, Chancellor Bismarck declared Namibia a protectorate of the German Empire.

      A few months later, Chancellor Bismarck declared Namibia a protectorate of the German Empire.

    • A few months later, Kanzler Bismark declared Namibia a protectorate of the German Empire.

      A few months later, Kanzler Bismark declared Namibia a protectorate of the German Empire.

    B1

    Has Europe got any influence over President Trump? | DW News

    11:54Has Europe got any influence over President Trump? | DW News
    • That's not really an alliance, that's a protectorate.

      That's not really an alliance, that's a protectorate.

    • That's a protectorate.

      That's a protectorate.

    B1

    Why Cambodia & Thailand Are Moving Towards War

    38:02Why Cambodia & Thailand Are Moving Towards War
    • And then in 1863, a much, much weaker Cambodia facing pressure by both Thailand and Vietnam was pressed into becoming a protectorate of the colonial French Empire in order to gain protection, which began the French colonial period in Cambodia that would last for the next 90 years into the 1950s.

      And then in 1863, a much, much weaker Cambodia facing pressure by both Thailand and Vietnam was pressed into becoming a protectorate of the colonial French Empire in order to gain protection, which began the French colonial period in Cambodia that would last for the next 90 years into the 1950s.

    B1