Crown Colony (Noun)
Meaning
A British colony controlled by the British Crown, represented by a governor.
Classification
Nouns denoting spatial position.
Examples
- Historically, Hong Kong was a British crown colony from 1843 until 1997 when it was returned to China.
- The Falkland Islands have been a British crown colony since 1841 and remain under British control to this day.
- Prior to gaining independence in 1963, Kenya was a British crown colony from 1920, with the colonial government administering the territory.
- After 1874, Singapore became a crown colony of the British Empire under direct British rule.
- Until 1957 when it gained its independence, Malaya was a group of settlements and states that were primarily crown colonies of the British Empire.