dependent territory; possession
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dependent territory; possession; dependency
formalUsed in political geography and international law to describe territories that are under the sovereignty of another state but may have varying degrees of self-governance.
Bǎi百
mù慕
dà大
shì是
Yīng英
guó国
zài在
Běi北
Dà大
xī西
yáng洋
de的
hǎi海
wài外
shǔ属
dì地
。
Bermuda is an overseas dependent territory of the United Kingdom in the North Atlantic.
Gé格
líng陵
lán兰
shì是
Dān丹
mài麦
de的
zì自
zhì治
shǔ属
dì地
。
Greenland is an autonomous dependency of Denmark.
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Shǔ属
dì地
guǎn管
lǐ理
yuán原
zé则
yāo要
qiú求
shuí谁
de的
dì地
pán盘
shuí谁
fù负
zé责
。
The principle of territorial jurisdiction requires that whoever's territory it is bears the responsibility.