captive nation

Noun

Meaning

captive nation (plural captive nations)

(US, politics, chiefly historical) A country under the control of a Communist regime (especially the Soviet Union).

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Synonyms

chieftaincy sultanate buffer state

Antonyms

kingdom colony

Examples

We're the most captive nation of slaves that ever came along. The moral timidity of the average American is quite noticeable. Everybody's afraid to be thought in any way different from everyone else. Gore Vidal

Close letter words and terms

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