crown dependency

noun

noun

Any of three island territories in the British Islands that are self-governing possessions of the British Crown.

This time the contest was open for the first time to applications from crown dependencies and overseas territories and attracted almost 40 entries.2022 May 20, Caroline Davies, “Doncaster and Milton Keynes among eight towns awarded city status”, in The Guardian:

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