vassal state

noun

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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Meanings

nounvassal state (plural vassal states)

plural vassal states

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

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

    2023 June 22, Valerie Hopkins, quoting Emmanuel Macron, “Belarus Is Fast Becoming a ‘Vassal State’ of Russia”, in The New York Times, →ISSN

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 附庸國 /附庸国, 諸侯國 /诸侯国
  • 附庸國 /附庸国 (fùyōngguó)state that is subordinate to another
  • 諸侯國 /诸侯国 (zhūhóuguó)state that is subordinate to another
  • 藩屬國 /藩属国 (fānshǔguó)state that is subordinate to another
  • 屬國 /属国 (shǔguó)state that is subordinate to another
Finnish vasallivaltio
  • vasallivaltiostate that is subordinate to another
French État vassal
  • État vassalstate that is subordinate to another
German Vasallenstaat
  • Vasallenstaatstate that is subordinate to another
Hungarian vazallus állam
  • vazallus államstate that is subordinate to another
Indonesian negara lindungan
  • negara lindunganstate that is subordinate to another
Irish fostát
  • fostátstate that is subordinate to another
Japanese 付庸国
  • 付庸国 (fuyōkoku)state that is subordinate to another
Malay negeri lindungan
  • negeri lindunganstate that is subordinate to another
Portuguese estado vassalo
  • estado vassalostate that is subordinate to another
Russian васса́льное госуда́рство
  • васса́льное госуда́рство (vassálʹnoje gosudárstvo)state that is subordinate to another
Spanish estado vasallo
  • estado vasallostate that is subordinate to another
Swedish vasallstat
  • vasallstatstate that is subordinate to another
Cite this entry
APA

vassal state. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vassal%20state

MLA

“vassal state.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vassal%20state. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “vassal state,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vassal%20state.

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