Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

client state

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.52 in modern English

Syllables: clien-t s-tate
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A state that is economically, politically or militarily dependent on another, more powerful state.

Example Sentences

"On the second day of a US diplomatic push aimed at shoring up the fragile Gaza ceasefire, Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, dismissed as “hogwash” suggestions that his country was a client state of Washington."

Etymology

Originally referred to the realm of a client king of Rome.

Inflected Forms

client states (plural)

Synonyms

client

Questions

What does client state mean?: A state that is economically, politically or militarily dependent on another, more powerful state.
Where does client state come from?: Originally referred to the realm of a client king of Rome.

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