created sense approved 宗主国/宗主國 · zōngzhǔguó · suzerain state — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
宗主国 / 宗主國
zōngzhǔguó
suzerain state
In a feudal system, a state that exercises control over the diplomacy and defense of its vassal states
宗主 (literal) → 宗主 · zōngzhǔ · suzerain 国 (literal) → 国/國 · guó · country
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition
created sense approved 宗主国/宗主國 · zōngzhǔguó · metropolitan state — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
宗主国 / 宗主國
zōngzhǔguó
metropolitan state
A country that controls another territory as its colony; mother country
宗主 (literal) → 宗主 · zōngzhǔ · suzerain 国 (literal) → 国/國 · guó · country
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition