| 单词 | dependent territory |
| 释义 | > as lemmasdependent territory dependent territory n. Law a territory (such as a country, province, colony, etc.) controlled by another; cf. dependency n. 4c.overseas territory (see overseas territory n. at overseas adj. Compounds) is now the more usual term. ΚΠ 1680 J. Pettus Constit. Parl. Eng. v. 105 Dukes and Earls from Substitutes to their Princes, (in certain dependent Territories) became afterwards Soveraigns. 1772 Gen. Evening Post 16–18 July Should..[Britain]..relax from her just authority, she may as well resign all her dependent territories, and content herself with what is merely contained in her own island. 1838 W. Sullivan Hist. Causes & Effects xxxv. 233 Flanders was then a fief (or dependent territory) of the French king. 1997 Daily Tel. 3 July 18/1 Britain is responsible for the security and welfare of Montserrat's 10,000 inhabitants, as it is a dependent territory. 2015 M. A. Thomas Govern like Us 67 Indian independence in 1947 was the beginning of a cascade in which dependent territories sought and obtained their independence. < as lemmas |
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