overseas territory

English

Noun

overseas territory (plural overseas territories)

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

Derived terms

British overseas territory

Translations

country or smaller territory

Chinese:
Mandarin: 海外領地／海外领地 (hǎiwài lǐngdì)
Dutch: overzees gebiedsdeel n, overzees territorium n
French: territoire d’outre-mer (fr) m, TOM (fr) m
Georgian: ზღვისიქითა ტერიტორია (zɣvisikita ṭeriṭoria)
German: Überseegebiet (de) n
Hungarian: tengeren túli terület (hu)
Japanese: 海外領土 (ja) (kaigai ryōdo)
Russian: замо́рская террито́рия (ru) f (zamórskaja territórija)

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