overseas department

noun

A constitutionally incorporated subnational territorial unit situated beyond a state’s metropolitan territory, administered as an integral component of that state and generally subject to its ordinary constitutional, legislative, and administrative order.

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Meanings

nounoverseas department (plural overseas departments)

plural overseas departments

  1. governmentA constitutionally incorporated subnational territorial unit situated beyond a state’s metropolitan territory, administered as an integral component of that state and generally subject to its ordinary constitutional, legislative, and administrative order.

Translations

French département d'outre-mer, DOM
  • département d'outre-merA constitutionally incorporated subnational territorial unit situated beyond a s
  • DOMA constitutionally incorporated subnational territorial unit situated beyond a s
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APA

overseas department. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overseas%20department

MLA

“overseas department.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overseas%20department. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “overseas department,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overseas%20department.

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