従じゅう国こく

noun

dependency; appanage

A country that is politically or economically subordinate to another; a dependent state. The term is relatively rare and formal; 従属国 (じゅうぞくこく) is more common.

See also: 従属国 (じゅうぞくこく)

• その小しょう国こくは長ながい間あいだ、隣りん国ごくの従じゅう国こくとして扱あつかわれてきた。

  That small country has long been treated as a dependency of its neighbor.