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TRUSTEESHIP

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does trusteeship mean? 

TRUSTEESHIP (noun)
  The noun TRUSTEESHIP has 2 senses:

1. a dependent country; administered by another country under the supervision of the United Nationsplay

2. the position of trusteeplay

  Familiarity information: TRUSTEESHIP used as a noun is rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


TRUSTEESHIP (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A dependent country; administered by another country under the supervision of the United Nations

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Synonyms:

trust territory; trusteeship

Hypernyms ("trusteeship" is a kind of...):

district; dominion; territorial dominion; territory (a region marked off for administrative or other purposes)


Sense 2

Meaning:

The position of trustee

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("trusteeship" is a kind of...):

berth; billet; office; place; position; post; situation; spot (a job in an organization)


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