overseas territory

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Definition of overseas territory in English English dictionary

A more specific status legally defined under a constitution for one or more of the above territories

A country or smaller territory which politically is either an integral part of - or in some dependent (e.g. colonial) relationship with another state, but is geographically separated from that 'mother state' by the sea, without bordering it or its coastal waters

Related Terms

British overseas territory

Any of about 14 territories which are not part of the United Kingdom but come under its sovereignty

Hyphenation

o·ver·seas Ter·ri·to·ry

Turkish pronunciation

ōvırsiz terîtôri

Pronunciation

/ˈōvərˈsēz ˈterəˌtôrē/ /ˈoʊvɜrˈsiːz ˈtɛrɪˌtɔːriː/