crown colony

crown col·o·ny

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [kroun kol-uh-nee]
- /kraʊn ˈkɒl ə ni/
- /kraʊn ˈkɒl.ə.ni/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kroun kol-uh-nee]
- /kraʊn ˈkɒl ə ni/

Definitions of crown colony words

noun crown colony a British colony whose administration and legislature is controlled by the Crown 3
noun crown colony a British colony directly under the control of the home government in London 3
noun crown colony a British colony in which the crown has the entire control of legislation and administration, as distinguished from one having a constitution and representative government. 1
noun crown colony (historical) A British colony ruled by a governor appointed by the monarch. 0

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Origin of crown colony

First appearance:

before 1835

One of the 34% newest English words

First recorded in 1835-45

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Parts of speech for Crown colony

noun

adjective

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adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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crown colony popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 36% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 57% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

crown colony usage trend in Literature

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