| 单词 | crown colony |
| 释义 | crown colony noun[C] uk/ˌkraʊn ˈkɒl.ə.ni/us/ˌkraʊn ˈkɑː.lə.ni/anareaorcountrythat ispoliticallycontrolledby the UK and has a Britishgovernor （英国）直辖殖民地Colonization & self-government
Examplesofcrown colonycrown colony And now the collapse of the island's sole economic backbone drew the wholecrowncolonyin a financial crisis of unforeseen extent. From theCambridge English Corpus It administers the golden handshake in a series of driblets, small portions of monies which are carefully checked and monitored as if the state were still acrowncolony. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 In 1889 the two islands were incorporated into a singlecrowncolony. From Wikipedia  This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Dissatisfaction withcrowncolonyrule reached its peak during the period between the world wars, as demands for responsible self-government grew. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.By 1720 the process of transition from a proprietary colony to acrowncolonyhad begun. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.In 1889 the two islands became a singlecrowncolony. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.It became acrowncolonyin 1862. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Such financial constraints applied to all crown colonies. From theCambridge English Corpus He was also a visionary nationalist who became the driving force behind the crown colony's quest for independence. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Crowncolonygovernment in all important cases is representative government. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The 1896 plebiscite could be seen as part of the first major debate on the constitutional reform in thecrowncolonyduring the 1890s. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Virginia became acrowncolonyand the governor and council would be chosen by the king. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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