colonial territory

collocation in English

meaningsofcolonialandterritory

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colonial
adjective
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/kəˈləʊ.ni.əl/us
/kəˈloʊ.ni.əl/
relating to a colony ...
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territory
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˈter.ɪ.tər.i/us
/ˈter.ə.tɔːr.i/
(an area of) land, or sometimes sea, that is considered as belonging to or connected with a particular country ...
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(Definition ofcolonialandterritoryfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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This was accomplished by innovative initiatives, such as voyages to explore thecolonialterritory.
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In acolonialterritory, the dissemination of language and linguistic rules of use is a natural consequence.
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When the colonial powers took cultural property from theircolonialterritory, curators and the public generally considered them to be grotesque, primitive works of little value.
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I come now to our own last remaining largecolonialterritory.
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On transferring to anothercolonialterritory, one's pension rights were also transferred.
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The general rule is that persons who belong to acolonialterritorycannot be deported therefrom.
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I do not think anycolonialterritoryhas had such a good offer as this before.
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This commonly occurs when a formercolonialterritoryacquires independence and establishes its new central bank.
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That was a very serious matter, and without precedent in anycolonialterritory.
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This is what we have done in every othercolonialterritorythat we have had.
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Actually the proposed route would not go through anycolonialterritorywhatsoever.
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There is no precedent this century for handing over acolonialterritoryto another power.
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It is the biggest population in anycolonialterritorywe now possess.
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The first argument is that their case is the responsibility of thecolonialterritoryconcerned.
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What are the hazards of our becoming acolonialterritory?
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It is that they should continue to be acolonialterritory.
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The first is that overseas pensions and pension increases are the responsibility solely of thecolonialterritoryor formercolonialterritoryconcerned.
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Subsection (7) defines the term, "colonialterritory".
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A country that has been receiving help as acolonialterritorybecomes independent; it needs no more capital and no less.
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