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client states

client states is the plural of client state.

Meaning of client state

Noun

client state (plural client states)

  1. A state that is economically, politically or militarily dependent on another, more powerful state.
    • On the second day of a US diplomatic push aimed at shoring up the fragile Gaza ceasefire, Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, dismissed as “hogwash” suggestions that his country was a client state of Washington.2025 October 22, Lorenzo Tondo, William Christou, “‘Hogwash’ that Israel is a US client state, says Netanyahu”, in The Guardian, →ISSN
    Synonyms:
    client

Questions about client states

What is client states the plural of?
Client states is the plural of client state.

Words near client states in the dictionary

  1. client bases
  2. client king
  3. client kings
  4. client service
  5. client state
  6. client states
  7. client-server
  8. client-side
  9. client-side storage
  10. client-side storages
  11. clientage

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