Definition of trust territory in US English:
trust territory
nountrəst ˈterəˌtôrētrəst ˈtɛrəˌtɔri
A territory under the trusteeship of the United Nations or of a country designated by it.
Example sentencesExamples
- They do not receive funding from state governments due to their status as trust territories, and tribal governments cannot levy property taxes.
- After World War II, the mandate became a UN trust territory administered by the United Kingdom and France.
- After the war, it came once again under Australian administration as a UN trust territory, but this time the Australians provided considerable grants to develop the education and health systems.
- The United Nations made Tanzania a trust territory under British rule after 1946.
- These were later succeeded by United Nations trust territories.