associated state

英 美
  • 联系邦,联系国
  • associated adj.联合的;相关的
  • state n.情形;状态;国家;州;政府adj.国家的;州的;国事礼仪的v.陈述;声明;说明;规定
Noun:
  1. a state or territory partly controlled by (but not a possession of) a stronger state but autonomous in internal affairs; protectorates are established by treaty