单词 | Crown Colony |
释义 | Crown Colony (once / 21767 pages) n WORD FAMILY Crown Colony: Crown Colonies USAGE EXAMPLESWhen Hong Kong reverted to Chinese sovereignty, the former Crown Colony was given a 50-year adjustment period to mainland rule. Time(Oct 08, 2014) The Gibraltar territory was designated a Crown Colony in 1830 and was listed as such by the UN in 1946. BBC(Aug 12, 2013) When the forces were finally withdrawn Bechuanaland was created a Crown Colony, and at a subsequent date, it was incorporated into the Cape Colony. Hamilton, J. Angus, The Siege of Mafeking (1900)(2012) n a British colony controlled by the British Crown, represented by a governor Hyper colony, dependency a geographical area politically controlled by a distant country |
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