noun
- The state of relying on or being controlled by someone or something else.
- synonyms: dependence, dependance
- Being abnormally tolerant to and dependent on something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming (especially alcohol or narcotic drugs.
- synonyms: addiction, dependence, dependance, habituation
- A geographical area politically controlled by a distant country.
- synonyms: colony
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