trust territory
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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The U.S. government administered the islands as a trust territory until they became fully independent in 1986, and the American military retains a major base on the islands to this day.
From Slate ● Sep. 15, 2020
News from Nauru: It was 50 years ago that the U.N. trust territory of Nauru became its own nation, the Republic of Nauru.
From Time ● Jun. 26, 2017
After the Second World War, they became a U.N. trust territory, administered by the United States.
From The New Yorker ● Jul. 25, 2016
By 1986, Palau was the only trust territory left in Micronesia.
From New York Times ● Mar. 1, 2016
After the Second World War - and a brutal occupation by Japan - Nauru became a UN trust territory.
From The 2008 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency
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