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under the yoke

under the yoke prepositional phrase: under subjugation.

Prepositional phrase

  1. Under subjugation.
    • They were under the yoke of the Romans.
    • They were under the Roman yoke.

Questions about under the yoke

What does under the yoke mean?
Under the yoke means under subjugation.
What part of speech is under the yoke?
Under the yoke is a prepositional phrase.

Words near under the yoke in the dictionary

  1. under the sun
  2. under the surface
  3. under the table
  4. under the weather
  5. under the wire
  6. under the yoke
  7. under tow
  8. under water
  9. under way
  10. under weigh
  11. under wraps

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