meaning of dependency
1. State of being dependent; dependence; state of being subordinate; subordination; concatenation; connection; reliance; trust.
2. A thing hanging down; a dependence.
3. That which is attached to something else as its consequence, subordinate, satellite, and the like.
4. A territory remote from the kingdom or state to which it belongs, but subject to its dominion; a colony; as, Great Britain has its dependencies in Asia, Africa, and America.
5. a geographical area politically controlled by a distant country
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