overseas territory
noun /ˌəʊvəsiːz ˈterətri/
/ˌəʊvərsiːz ˈterətɔːri/
- any of several small territories (mainly islands or groups of islands) which have a governor appointed by the British government. Examples include the Falkland Islands, Gibraltar and St Helena. Britain is responsible for their defence and some other aspects of their government, for example, their police and Civil Service. British overseas territories used to be known as dependent territories or Crown Colonies.
海外领土：由英国政府任命的总督的几个小领土（主要是岛屿或岛屿群）中的任何一个。例如福克兰群岛，直布罗陀和圣赫勒拿岛。英国负责国防和政府其他方面的工作，例如警察和公务员。英国海外领土过去被称为附属领土或王室殖民地。