Meanings
nounoverseas territory (plural overseas territories)
plural overseas territories
- A country or other territory that is politically controlled by another that is located far away.
- lawA more specific status legally defined under a constitution for one or more of the above territories.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 海外領地 /海外领地
- 海外領地 /海外领地 (hǎiwài lǐngdì)country or smaller territory
Dutch overzees gebiedsdeel, overzees territorium
- overzees gebiedsdeelcountry or smaller territory
- overzees territoriumcountry or smaller territory
French territoire d'outre-mer, TOM
- territoire d'outre-mercountry or smaller territory
- TOMcountry or smaller territory
German Überseegebiet
- Überseegebietcountry or smaller territory
Hungarian tengeren túli terület
- tengeren túli területcountry or smaller territory
Japanese 海外領土
- 海外領土 (kaigai ryōdo)country or smaller territory
Polish terytorium zamorskie
- terytorium zamorskiecountry or smaller territory
Russian замо́рская террито́рия
- замо́рская террито́рия (zamórskaja territórija)country or smaller territory
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APA
overseas territory. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overseas%20territory
MLA
“overseas territory.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overseas%20territory. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “overseas territory,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overseas%20territory.
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