Hyphenation of protectorate

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word protectorate? This word can be hyphenated and contains 3 syllables as shown below.

pro-tec-torate

Definitions of protectorate:

1.	A state or territory partly controlled by (but not a possession of) a stronger state but autonomous in internal affairs Protectorates are established by treaty

Synonyms of protectorate:

noun	associated state, district, territory, territorial dominion, dominion

Last hyphenations of this language

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Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.