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Meanings of overseas territory in English

Russian
заморская территория
Portuguese
territoires d'outre-mer
Catalan
tom
Spanish
territorio de ultramar francés

Former top-level subdivision of France applied to certain overseas entities.

заморская территория
Synonyms
Examples for "tom"
Examples for "tom"
1
He spent a great deal of time working out the tom-tom effect.
The new yorker
2
Forest Service Chief Tom Tidwell said the new rule emphasized local control.
Reuters
3
Grey Power Federation president Tom O'Connor said the group opposed the changes.
Radio NZ
4
Tom Marsters read a statement on local radio making clear his view.
Radio NZ
5
TomTom said it was unable to provide specific forecasts for the year.
Reuters
Usage of overseas territory in English
1
The two countries went to war in 1982 over the British overseas territory.
BBC
2
New Caledonia is a French overseas territory located in the Southwest Pacific Ocean.
Pubmed
3
This was possible as Greenland was awarded the status of an overseas territory.
The Guardian
4
Gibraltar, a British overseas territory, lifted the detention order on Thursday.
Reuters
5
In 2002, the official term changed again to "British overseas territory".
Reuters
6
Reunion is a French overseas territory and, as such, its teams are eligible for the competition.
BBC
7
However, a senior source in the government of British overseas territory denied that would happen on Tuesday.
Reuters
8
The people of the Falkland Islands have voted overwhelmingly in favour of remaining a UK overseas territory.
BBC
9
The people of the Falkland Islands have voted overwhelmingly in favour of remaining a British overseas territory.
BBC
10
The franchise has serious prehistory there: Japan was the biggest overseas territory for all three past instalments.
The Guardian
11
Gibraltar decided on Thursday to free the Grace 1, detained off the British overseas territory six weeks ago.
Reuters
12
Facebook Twitter Pinterest Storm damage in the aftermath of Hurricane Irma in the British overseas territory of Anguilla.
The Guardian
13
British Foreign Secretary William Hague said the referendum clearly showed the islanders wanted to remain a British overseas territory.
Reuters
14
Second item, travel expense claims in pursuit of joint-investigation warrants on overseas territory, at the request of non-issuing governments.
The Jennifer Morgue
15
In a 2013 referendum, 99.8% voted to remain a British overseas territory.
The Guardian
16
In 1961, he signed the deal that made Wallis and Futuna islands part of France as an overseas territory.
Radio NZ
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