Crown Colony

/kraʊn ˌkɑləni/
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Other forms: Crown Colonies

Definitions of Crown Colony
  1. noun
    a British colony controlled by the British Crown, represented by a governor
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    type of:
    colony, dependency
    a geographical area politically controlled by a distant country
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