overseas departments

A form of overseas department — 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

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

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

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