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British Crown dependency

British Crown dependency proper noun: possessions of the British Crown that are not overseas territories or colonies.

Proper noun

British Crown dependency

  1. possessions of the British Crown that are not overseas territories or colonies

Questions about British Crown dependency

What does British Crown dependency mean?
British Crown dependency means possessions of the British Crown that are not overseas territories or colonies.
What part of speech is British Crown dependency?
British Crown dependency is a proper noun.

Words near British Crown dependency in the dictionary

  1. British Columbia Interior
  2. British Columbian
  3. British Columbians
  4. British Commonwealth
  5. British Commonwealth of Nations
  6. British Crown dependency
  7. British Double Summer Time
  8. British East India Company
  9. British Empire
  10. British English
  11. British Guiana

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