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British overseas territory

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Any of about fourteen overseas territories which are not part of the United Kingdom but are subject to its sovereignty.

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  • Armenian: բրիտանական անդրծովյան տարածք (britanakan andrcovyan tarackʻ) — Any of about fourteen territories which are not part of the United Kingdom but are subject to its sovereignty
  • Catalan: territori Britànic d'Ultramar — Any of about fourteen territories which are not part of the United Kingdom but are subject to its sovereignty
  • German: britisches Überseegebiet — Any of about fourteen territories which are not part of the United Kingdom but are subject to its sovereignty
  • Russian: брита́нская замо́рская террито́рия (británskaja zamórskaja territórija) — Any of about fourteen territories which are not part of the United Kingdom but are subject to its sovereignty
  • Welsh: tiriogaeth tramor y Deyrnas Unedig — Any of about fourteen territories which are not part of the United Kingdom but are subject to its sovereignty