🇮🇹Italian Source WordCode: IT

colonia della corona

Pronunciation / Transliteration: colonia della corona

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Royal-colony/ˈrɔɪ.əl ˈkɒl.ə.ni/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #25000 frequency
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🇮🇹 Example Sentence in Italian:

"Il territorio fu amministrato come colonia della corona."

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As noun
  1. 1

    A colony administered by a royal governor and council appointed by the British crown.

    "Virginia became a royal colony in 1624 when the king revoked the charter of the Virginia Company."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from 'royal' (pertaining to a king or queen, from Old French roial) and 'colony' (a settlement ruling a distant territory, from Latin colonia). Historically refers to a colonial administration directly controlled by the British Crown.

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