An area subject to rule by an outside power

• territory

  1. An area of land; a region.
  2. The land and waters under the jurisdiction of a government.
  3. A political subdivision of a country.

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  1. An area of land; a region.
  2. The land and waters under the jurisdiction of a government.
  3. A political subdivision of a country.

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• province

  1. A territory governed as an administrative or political unit of a country or empire.
  2. A division of territory under the jurisdiction of a metropolitan.
  3. Areas of a country situated away from the capital or population center.

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  1. A territory governed as an administrative or political unit of a country or empire.
  2. A division of territory under the jurisdiction of a metropolitan.
  3. Areas of a country situated away from the capital or population center.

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• possession

  1. The act or fact of possessing.
  2. The state of being possessed:
  3. Something owned or possessed:

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  1. The act or fact of possessing.
  2. The state of being possessed:
  3. Something owned or possessed:

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• dependency

  1. Dependence.
  2. Something dependent or subordinate.
  3. A minor territory under the jurisdiction of a government.

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  1. Dependence.
  2. Something dependent or subordinate.
  3. A minor territory under the jurisdiction of a government.

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A colonial area

• home in the wilderness

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• swarm

  1. A large number of insects or other small organisms, especially when in motion.
  2. A group of bees, social wasps, or ants, when migrating with a queen to establish a new colony.
  3. An aggregation of persons or animals, especially when in turmoil or moving in mass:

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  1. A large number of insects or other small organisms, especially when in motion.
  2. A group of bees, social wasps, or ants, when migrating with a queen to establish a new colony.
  3. An aggregation of persons or animals, especially when in turmoil or moving in mass:

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• hive

  1. A structure for housing domesticated honeybees.
  2. A nest built by wild or feral bees.
  3. A colony of bees living in such a structure or nest.

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  1. A structure for housing domesticated honeybees.
  2. A nest built by wild or feral bees.
  3. A colony of bees living in such a structure or nest.

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• group migration

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• group

  1. An assemblage of persons or objects gathered or located together; an aggregation:
  2. A set of two or more figures that make up a unit or design, as in sculpture.
  3. A number of individuals or things considered or classed together because of similarities:

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  1. An assemblage of persons or objects gathered or located together; an aggregation:
  2. A set of two or more figures that make up a unit or design, as in sculpture.
  3. A number of individuals or things considered or classed together because of similarities:

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• community

  1. A group of people living in the same locality and under the same government.
  2. The district or locality in which such a group lives.
  3. A group of people having common interests:

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  1. A group of people living in the same locality and under the same government.
  2. The district or locality in which such a group lives.
  3. A group of people having common interests:

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• satellite province

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• satellite state

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• daughter country

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• territory

  1. An area of land; a region.
  2. The land and waters under the jurisdiction of a government.
  3. A political subdivision of a country.

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  1. An area of land; a region.
  2. The land and waters under the jurisdiction of a government.
  3. A political subdivision of a country.

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• protectorate

  1. A relationship of protection and partial control assumed by a superior power over a dependent country or region.
  2. The protected country or region.
  3. The government, office, or term of a protector.

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  1. A relationship of protection and partial control assumed by a superior power over a dependent country or region.
  2. The protected country or region.
  3. The government, office, or term of a protector.

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• clearing

  1. The act or process of making or becoming clear.
  2. A tract of land within a wood or other overgrown area from which trees and other obstructions have been removed.
  3. The exchange of checks, drafts, and notes and the settlement of consequent differences, especially among banks.

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  1. The act or process of making or becoming clear.
  2. A tract of land within a wood or other overgrown area from which trees and other obstructions have been removed.
  3. The exchange of checks, drafts, and notes and the settlement of consequent differences, especially among banks.

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• new land

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• province

  1. A territory governed as an administrative or political unit of a country or empire.
  2. A division of territory under the jurisdiction of a metropolitan.
  3. Areas of a country situated away from the capital or population center.

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  1. A territory governed as an administrative or political unit of a country or empire.
  2. A division of territory under the jurisdiction of a metropolitan.
  3. Areas of a country situated away from the capital or population center.

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• mandate

  1. An authoritative command or instruction.
  2. A command or authorization given by a political electorate to the winner of an election.
  3. A commission from the League of Nations authorizing a member nation to administer a territory.

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  1. An authoritative command or instruction.
  2. A command or authorization given by a political electorate to the winner of an election.
  3. A commission from the League of Nations authorizing a member nation to administer a territory.

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• political possession

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• possession

  1. The act or fact of possessing.
  2. The state of being possessed:
  3. Something owned or possessed:

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  1. The act or fact of possessing.
  2. The state of being possessed:
  3. Something owned or possessed:

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• offshoot

  1. Something that branches out or derives its existence or origin from a particular source.
  2. A branch, descendant, or member of a family or social group.
  3. A lateral shoot from the main stem of a plant.

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  1. Something that branches out or derives its existence or origin from a particular source.
  2. A branch, descendant, or member of a family or social group.
  3. A lateral shoot from the main stem of a plant.

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• dominion

  1. Control or the exercise of control; sovereignty:
  2. A territory or sphere of influence or control; a realm.
  3. A self-governing nation under the nominal rule of the British monarch.

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  1. Control or the exercise of control; sovereignty:
  2. A territory or sphere of influence or control; a realm.
  3. A self-governing nation under the nominal rule of the British monarch.

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• colonial state

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• subject state

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• dependency

  1. Dependence.
  2. Something dependent or subordinate.
  3. A minor territory under the jurisdiction of a government.

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  1. Dependence.
  2. Something dependent or subordinate.
  3. A minor territory under the jurisdiction of a government.

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• settlement

  1. The act or process of settling:
  2. The settling or establishment of a person or a group of people, as in a new region or in a business.
  3. A newly colonized region.

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  1. The act or process of settling:
  2. The settling or establishment of a person or a group of people, as in a new region or in a business.
  3. A newly colonized region.

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A colonial people or culture

• early-days

  1. it is (or these are) early daysit is early daysthese are early days, it is too soon to know what will happen

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  1. it is (or these are) early daysit is early daysthese are early days, it is too soon to know what will happen

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• beginnings

  1. plural form of beginning

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  1. plural form of beginning

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• antecedents

  1. plural form of antecedent

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  1. plural form of antecedent

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• forefathers

  1. plural form of forefather

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  1. plural form of forefather

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• forerunners

  1. plural form of forerunner

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  1. plural form of forerunner

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• colonists

  1. plural form of colonist

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  1. plural form of colonist

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• pioneers

  1. plural form of pioneer
  2. third-person singular simple present indicative form of pioneer

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  1. plural form of pioneer
  2. third-person singular simple present indicative form of pioneer

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