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overseas territory

overseas territory noun: a country or other territory that is politically controlled by another that is located far away.

Noun

overseas territory (plural overseas territories)

  1. A country or other territory that is politically controlled by another that is located far away.
  2. A more specific status legally defined under a constitution for one or more of the above territories.

Forms of overseas territory

pluraloverseas territories

Words formed from overseas territory

Questions about overseas territory

What does overseas territory mean?
Overseas territory means a country or other territory that is politically controlled by another that is located far away.
What part of speech is overseas territory?
Overseas territory is a noun.
What is the plural of overseas territory?
The plural of overseas territory is overseas territories.

Words near overseas territory in the dictionary

  1. overseas
  2. overseas cap
  3. overseas caps
  4. overseas Chinese
  5. overseas territories
  6. overseas territory
  7. overseason
  8. overseasoned
  9. overseasoning
  10. overseasons
  11. oversecrete

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