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trust territory

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trust territory
n. Abbr. TT
A colony or territory placed under the administration of one or more countries by commission of the United Nations. Also called trusteeship.

trust territory
n
(Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (sometimes capital) another name for a trusteeship [2]
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Noun1.trust territory - a dependent countrytrust territory - a dependent country; administered by another country under the supervision of the United Nations
district, territorial dominion, territory, dominion - a region marked off for administrative or other purposes
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trust territory
n (Pol) → Treuhandgebiet nt


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The 17-15 result against Tomeing was the first successful no-confidence vote in the 30-year history of constitutional government in the former US Trust territory of around 55,000 people.
its possessions, the territories formerly known as Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, Canada and Mexico.
The Belgians took over in 1916 and it became a trust territory.
 
 
 
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