Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

vassal state

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.92 in modern English

Syllables: vas-sal s-tate
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A state that is subordinate to another; a government that is chiefly directed by the interests of an overlord or patron state.

Example Sentences

"At a recent conference in Slovakia, President Emmanuel Macron of France called Belarus a “vassal state,” but said Europe bore some of the blame."

Inflected Forms

vassal states (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

satellite state

Questions

What does vassal state mean?: A state that is subordinate to another; a government that is chiefly directed by the interests of an overlord or patron state.

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