overseas territory
C277
concept
An overseas territory is a geographically separate and often distant region that is under the sovereignty or jurisdiction of a country but not fully integrated as part of its main national territory.
Observed surface forms (26)
- British Overseas Territory ×18
- territory ×11
- island territory ×6
- overseas collectivity of France ×5
- overseas department of France ×5
- dependent territory ×4
- diaspora population ×3
- overseas region of France ×3
- French overseas territory ×2
- Caribbean territories ×1
- Caribbean territory ×1
- Dutch overseas territory ×1
- French overseas collectivity ×1
- French overseas region ×1
- Overseas territory ×1
- Spanish overseas territory ×1
- external territory ×1
- overseas territory grouping ×1
- overseas territory in Antarctica ×1
- overseas territory of New Zealand ×1
- overseas territory of the Netherlands ×1
- overseas territory of the United Kingdom ×1
- province of British America ×1
- sub-Antarctic territory ×1
- territory of a country ×1
- territory under the British Crown ×1
Instances (64)
- Gibraltar via concept surface "British Overseas Territory"
- Portuguese India
- Hong Kong under British rule via concept surface "dependent territory"
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Ross Dependency (New Zealand Antarctic territory)
via concept surface "overseas territory of New Zealand"
surface form: Ross Dependency
- Turks and Caicos Islands via concept surface "British Overseas Territory"
- Río de Oro via concept surface "territory"
- Crown dependencies via concept surface "territory under the British Crown"
- Trust Territory of New Guinea under Australian administration via concept surface "dependent territory"
- U.S. Virgin Islands via concept surface "island territory"
- Cayman Islands via concept surface "British Overseas Territory"
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Reunion
via concept surface "overseas department of France"
surface form: Réunion
- Ascension Island via concept surface "overseas territory of the United Kingdom"
- The Emerald Isle of the Caribbean via concept surface "British Overseas Territory"
- Dutch East Indies via concept surface "Dutch overseas territory"