Dependency - English meaning

noun

A country or area under the full or partial political control of another country and occupied by settlers from that country.

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Japanese forces overran the french colony of indo-china

noun

A country or area controlled politically by a more powerful country

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An artists’ colony, an ant colony, peru was colonized by the spanish in the 16th century.

noun

A piece of land attached to a manor and retained by the owner for their own use.

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Because labour was cheap, there were ample advantages in cultivating the demesne

noun

An area of land owned and controlled by someone

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The forest of dean was the king's demesne., the enclosed fields of the manorial lord were known as …

noun

The state of relying on or being controlled by someone or something else.

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Japan's dependence on imported oil

noun

Sovereignty or control.

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Man's attempt to establish dominion over nature

noun

Control over a country or people, or the land that belongs to a ruler

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[ u ] the collapse of spain’s empire prepared the way for britain’s dominion over the seas.

noun

An estate of land, especially one held on condition of feudal service; a fee.

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During the eastern zhou royal power declined and there was a concomitant growth in the feudal fiefs…

noun

An area of land, especially one that is rented and paid for by work

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The stage is his personal fiefdom.

noun

An area of land held by lease.

Usage examples:

He stated he had approximately 180 acres of his own land but also had rented other holdings through…

verb

Grasp, carry, or support with one's hands.

Usage examples:

She was holding a brown leather suitcase

noun

Assets such as property, shares, or cash that a government, company, or person owns

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Holding in sth the government announced that it would replace its gold reserves with holdings in do…

noun

A small military camp or position at some distance from the main army, used especially as a guard against surprise attack.

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Troops in some outposts have surrendered

noun

A small town or group of buildings in a place that is far away, usually established as a center for military or trade operations

noun

An office or store that belongs to a large company but is a long way from that company's headquarters (= main office)

Usage examples:

He was appointed to head the company's first outpost in sub-saharan africa.

noun

The state of having, owning, or controlling something.

Usage examples:

She had taken possession of the sofa

noun

Anything owned

noun

A state that is controlled and protected by another.

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Panama was juridically a protectorate of the united states

noun

A principal administrative division of a country or empire.

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Chengdu, capital of sichuan province

noun

Dependence on or trust in someone or something.

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The farmer's reliance on pesticides

noun

The condition of depending on something or someone

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She said that there is too much reliance on meat in our diet., the nation is still reliant on impor…

noun

The state of needing or depending on something or someone in order to be able to do something

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Reliance on sth/sb ireland has a greater reliance on oil for electricity generation than most other…

noun

An artificial body placed in orbit round the earth or moon or another planet in order to collect information or for communication.

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A communications satellite

noun

A natural object moving around a larger object in space, or an artificial object sent up into space to travel around the earth

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A spy/weather satellite, the moon is a satellite of the earth.

noun

A piece of equipment that is sent up into space to travel round the earth, used for collecting information or communicating by radio, television, etc.

Usage examples:

The cost of launching a satellite into orbit is vast., by satellite he will address the trade conve…

noun

A river or stream flowing into a larger river or lake.

Usage examples:

The illinois river, a tributary of the mississippi

noun

A river or stream that flows into a larger river or lake

Usage examples:

The missouri river is a tributary of the mississippi river