Meanings
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA British colony ruled by a governor appointed by the monarch.
Similar
royal colony
More synonyms by meaning
nouna British colony controlled by the British Crown, represented by a governor
Similar
royal colony
Broader
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Estonian kroonikoloonia
- kroonikolooniaclass of British colony
Finnish kruununsiirtomaa
- kruununsiirtomaaclass of British colony
Norwegian Bokmål kronkoloni
- kronkoloniclass of British colony
Swedish kronkoloni
- kronkoloniclass of British colony
Cite this entry
APA
crown colony. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crown%20colony
MLA
“crown colony.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crown%20colony. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “crown colony,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crown%20colony.
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