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tributary state

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A state that is subject to another and has to pay regular tribute to the latter as a token of submission.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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  • Chinese Mandarin: 藩屬國 /藩属国 (fānshǔguó) — state subject to another and having to pay tribute to the latter
  • Chinese Mandarin: 冊封國 /册封国 — state subject to another and having to pay tribute to the latter
  • Chinese Mandarin: 藩邦 — state subject to another and having to pay tribute to the latter
  • Finnish: pakkoveroa maksava valtio — state subject to another and having to pay tribute to the latter
  • Finnish: tribuuttia maksava valtio — state subject to another and having to pay tribute to the latter
  • Georgian: მოხარკე სახელმწიფო (moxarḳe saxelmc̣ipo) — state subject to another and having to pay tribute to the latter
  • Kashmiri: باجگُذار رِیاسَتھ (bājguzār riyāsath) — state subject to another and having to pay tribute to the latter
  • Khmer: រដ្ឋសួយ (rɔɔdthɑɑsuəy) — state subject to another and having to pay tribute to the latter
  • Thai: รัฐบรรณาการ (rát-ban-naa-gaan) — state subject to another and having to pay tribute to the latter