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.
All labels observed (44)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| territory | 37 |
| British Overseas Territory | 28 |
| overseas territory canonical | 24 |
| French overseas territory | 10 |
| island territory | 10 |
| overseas collectivity of France | 7 |
| overseas department of France | 7 |
| dependent territory | 5 |
| diaspora population | 5 |
| French overseas collectivity | 4 |
| overseas region of France | 4 |
| overseas territories | 4 |
| Caribbean territory | 2 |
| Spanish overseas territory | 2 |
| overseas possession | 2 |
| Argentine overseas territory | 1 |
| Caribbean territories | 1 |
| Danish overseas territory | 1 |
| Dutch overseas territory | 1 |
| French overseas region | 1 |
| Island territory | 1 |
| Japanese territory | 1 |
| Overseas territory | 1 |
| Pacific islands territory | 1 |
| U.S.-associated territories grouping | 1 |
| external territory | 1 |
| overseas collectivity | 1 |
| overseas collectivity territory | 1 |
| overseas colony | 1 |
| overseas minor territory | 1 |
| overseas territory grouping | 1 |
| overseas territory in Antarctica | 1 |
| overseas territory of Australia | 1 |
| overseas territory of France | 1 |
| overseas territory of Mauritius | 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 |
| special territory | 1 |
| state territory | 1 |
| sub-Antarctic territory | 1 |
| territory of a country | 1 |
| territory under the British Crown | 1 |
Description generation (CDg)
The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.
Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: overseas territory
Generated description
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.
Instances (153)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| Bermuda colony | overseas colony |
|
department of Martinique
surface form:
Martinique
|
overseas department of France |
| Hellenistic Jews | diaspora population |
| Eeyou Istchee Baie-James | territory |
| British Overseas Territory of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha | British Overseas Territory |
| Islas Chafarinas | Spanish overseas territory |
| Anguilla | British Overseas Territory |
| Cargados Carajos Shoals | overseas territory of Mauritius |
| Spanish Pacific territories | overseas possession |
| Chickasaw tribal jurisdiction area | territory |
| Spanish East Indies | Spanish overseas territory |
| French Algeria | French overseas territory |
|
FUT
surface form:
Wallis and Futuna
|
French overseas collectivity |
| Saint Barthélemy | overseas collectivity of France |
| Ashmore and Cartier Islands | — |
| territory of Bosnia and Herzegovina | territory |
|
Bermuda (United Kingdom)
surface form:
Bermuda
|
British Overseas Territory |
|
PPT
surface form:
French Polynesia
|
overseas collectivity of France |
| Indian Ocean territory of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands | island territory |
|
André Paturel
surface form:
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
|
French overseas collectivity |
| Gibraltar | British Overseas Territory |
| Australian Indian Ocean Territories | — |
|
The Quark
surface form:
Nunavut
|
territory |
| Portuguese India | — |
| Hong Kong under British rule | dependent territory |
| Province of Isla de la Juventud | island territory |
| Comancheria | territory |
| Aidhne | territory |
| Australia (Māori diaspora) | diaspora population |
| Eastern Sovereign Base Area | British Overseas Territory |
| Ifni territory | — |
| Territorio de Ifni | — |
|
Ross Dependency (New Zealand Antarctic territory)
surface form:
Ross Dependency
|
overseas territory of New Zealand |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | British Overseas Territory |
| Río de Oro | territory |
| Crown dependencies | territory under the British Crown |
| Trust Territory of New Guinea under Australian administration | dependent territory |
|
YTE
surface form:
Nunavut
|
territory |
| Argentine subantarctic islands | Argentine overseas territory |
| Territory of the Hoorn Islands | overseas collectivity territory |
| U.S. Virgin Islands | island territory |
|
MBPV
surface form:
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
British Overseas Territory |
|
Bir Tawil area
surface form:
Bir Tawil
|
territory |
| Bir Tawil | territory |
| Cayman Islands | British Overseas Territory |
| Spanish Angola | — |
| Spanish Mozambique | — |
| Spanish Outer World | overseas territories |
| Duchy of Courland over Tobago | overseas possession |
|
Reunion
surface form:
Réunion
|
overseas department of France |