former French colony

C854 concept

A former French colony is a territory that was once governed or administered by France as part of its overseas empire but has since gained independence or undergone a change in political status.

Observed surface forms (10)

  • French colonial territory ×2
  • French colony ×2
  • former French colonial territory ×2
  • former colonial territory ×2
  • former protectorate ×2
  • French colonial possession ×1
  • constituent territory of French Indochina ×1
  • former French colonial federation ×1
  • former French protectorate ×1
  • successor to the French colonial empire ×1

Instances (18)