"British overseas territory" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: British overseas territories [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} British overseas territory (plural British overseas territories)
  1. Any of about 14 overseas territories which are not part of the United Kingdom but come under its sovereignty. Wikipedia link: British overseas territories Categories (place): Dependent territories of the United Kingdom, Places in the United Kingdom Translations (Any of about 14 territories which are not part of the United Kingdom but come under its sovereignty): բրիտանական անդրծովյան տարածք (britanakan andrcovyan tarackʿ) (Armenian), territori Britànic d'Ultramar [masculine] (Catalan), britisches Überseegebiet (German), брита́нская замо́рская террито́рия (británskaja zamórskaja territórija) (Russian), tiriogaeth tramor y Deyrnas Unedig [feminine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-British_overseas_territory-en-noun-BxjLYyzL Categories (other): Armenian terms with redundant script codes, English entries with incorrect language header

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