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crown colony
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crown colony
(noun)
crown colony
noun
plural
crown colonies
crown colony
noun
plural
crown colonies
Britannica Dictionary definition of CROWN COLONY
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a colony (such as Gibraltar or the Falkland Islands) that is under the control of the British government
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