crown colony

Noun

 * 1)  A British colony ruled by a governor appointed by the monarch.

Usage notes

 * Any remaining crown colonies have been called since 2002.
 * Not to be confused with crown dependencies.

Translations

 * Estonian: kroonikoloonia
 * Finnish:
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål: kronkoloni
 * Nynorsk: kronkoloni
 * Swedish: kronkoloni