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 |
|---|---|
| Ascension Island | overseas territory of the United Kingdom |
| The Emerald Isle of the Caribbean | British Overseas Territory |
| Dutch East Indies | Dutch overseas territory |