protectorate vs district

protectorate and district both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
protectorate	Yes	No	No	No
district	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, district is a hypernym of protectorate; that is, district is a word with a broader meaning than protectorate:

protectorate: 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
district: a region marked off for administrative or other purposes

Other hypernyms of protectorate include dominion, territorial dominion, territory.

protectorate (noun)	district (noun)
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	a region marked off for administrative or other purposes

protectorate (verb)	district (verb)
	regulate housing in; of certain areas of towns