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English Dictionary: Crown colony by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Crown Colony
n
  1. a British colony controlled by the British Crown, represented by a governor
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Crown colony \Crown colony\
      A colony of the British Empire not having an elective
      magistracy or a parliament, but governed by a chief
      magistrate (called Governor) appointed by the Crown, with
      executive councilors nominated by him and not elected by the
      people.
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