crown colony

English

Noun

crown colony (plural crown colonies)

1. (historical) A British colony ruled by a governor appointed by the monarch.

Usage notes

• Any remaining crown colonies have been called British Overseas Territories since 2002.
• Not to be confused with crown dependencies.

Synonyms

• royal colony

Translations

class of British colony

• Estonian: kroonikoloonia
• Finnish: kruununsiirtomaa (fi)
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: kronkoloni m

  Nynorsk: kronkoloni m

• Swedish: kronkoloni c

See also

• dominion
• protectorate