Phrase guide

vassal state

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

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noun

Meaning 1

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

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  • Chinese Mandarin: 附庸國 /附庸国 (fùyōngguó) — state that is subordinate to another
  • Chinese Mandarin: 諸侯國 /诸侯国 (zhūhóuguó) — state that is subordinate to another
  • Chinese Mandarin: 藩屬國 /藩属国 (fānshǔguó) — state that is subordinate to another
  • Chinese Mandarin: 屬國 /属国 (shǔguó) — state that is subordinate to another
  • Finnish: vasallivaltio — state that is subordinate to another
  • French: État vassal — state that is subordinate to another
  • Georgian: ვასალური სახელმწიფო (vasaluri saxelmc̣ipo) — state that is subordinate to another
  • German: Vasallenstaat — state that is subordinate to another
  • Hungarian: vazallus állam — state that is subordinate to another
  • Indonesian: negara lindungan — state that is subordinate to another
  • Irish: fostát — state that is subordinate to another
  • Japanese: 付庸国 (fuyōkoku) — state that is subordinate to another
  • Malay: negeri lindungan — state that is subordinate to another
  • Manchu: ᡥᠠᡵᠠᠩᡤᠠ ᡤᡠᡵᡠᠨ (harangga gurun) — state that is subordinate to another
  • Mongolian: ᠬᠠᠷᠠᠭᠠᠲᠤ ᠤᠯᠤᠰ (qaraɣatu ulus) — state that is subordinate to another
  • Mongolian: ᠬᠠᠷᠠᠭᠠᠲᠤ ᠣᠷᠣᠨ (qaraɣatu oron) — state that is subordinate to another
  • Mongolian: хараат улс (xaraat uls) — state that is subordinate to another
  • Mongolian: хараат орон (xaraat oron) — state that is subordinate to another
  • Portuguese: estado vassalo — state that is subordinate to another
  • Russian: васса́льное госуда́рство (vassálʹnoje gosudárstvo) — state that is subordinate to another
  • Spanish: estado vasallo — state that is subordinate to another
  • Swedish: vasallstat — state that is subordinate to another