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TRUST TERRITORY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does trust territory mean?
• TRUST TERRITORY (noun)
The noun TRUST TERRITORY has 1 sense:
1. a dependent country; administered by another country under the supervision of the United Nations
Familiarity information: TRUST TERRITORY used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A dependent country; administered by another country under the supervision of the United Nations
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Synonyms:
trust territory; trusteeship
Hypernyms ("trust territory" is a kind of...):
district; dominion; territorial dominion; territory (a region marked off for administrative or other purposes)
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