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satellite

noun [C] (COUNTRY)
 
 
/ˈsæt.əl.aɪt/ US  /ˈsæt̬-/ (also satellite state)

Definition

a country controlled by or depending on a more powerful country → Compare client stateColonisation and self-government
(Definition of satellite noun (COUNTRY) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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