| 单词 | overseas territory |
| 释义 | > as lemmasoverseas territory overseas territory n. Law a territory (such as a country, province, colony, etc.) controlled by another; = dependent territory n. at dependent adj. Additions.Now the usual term, in preference to dependent territory. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > territorial jurisdiction or areas subject to > [noun] > area over which jurisdiction exercised land and ledeOE regimenta1393 franchisea1400 right?a1400 obeisance1419 liberty?1435 English palec1453 palec1453 English palea1549 judgement1617 command1621 commandment1632 bourne1818 Crown land1849 rulership1882 overseas territory1900 society > authority > rule or government > territorial jurisdiction or areas subject to > [noun] > territory governed by a ruler or state > dependent dependency1684 client state1803 client1875 overseas territory1900 1900 New Cent. Rev. Dec. 486 No Minister for the Colonies had ever been able to see our vast overseas territories because of the obstructive proximity of the village pump. 1962 W. O. Henderson Stud. German Colonial Hist. Introd. p. xi Even before the German flag had been hoisted over a single overseas territory there were lively arguments concerning the desirability of founding an overseas empire. 2016 Times (Nexis) 26 July 24 France has overseas territories of which some are in the EU and some outwith. < as lemmas |
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