Crown Dependency

American  

[kraun-di-pen-duhn-see] / ˈkraʊn dɪˈpɛn dən si /

noun

• Crown Dependencies
  plural

1. a legally independent territory that relies on the British government for a limited number of essential functions, such as defense and some aspects of foreign policy; one of the Bailiwick of Jersey, the Bailiwick of Guernsey, and the Isle of Man.

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Noun Inflected Forms

• Crown Dependencies
  plural

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Crown Dependency

As a UK Crown Dependency - like Jersey - it could not become law until granted Royal Assent.

From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026

Alderney, a British Crown Dependency and part of the Channel Islands, has an independent president and a 10-member parliament.

From New York Times ● Mar. 1, 2024

Jersey is a British Crown Dependency with its own financial and legal systems and a resident population of just over 100,000 people.

From Reuters ● Dec. 10, 2022

Jersey is the largest of the Channel Islands and a self-governing British Crown Dependency near the coast of northern France.

From Seattle Times ● May 6, 2021

While the Isle of Man is not part of the EU, it is a British Crown Dependency and forms a common area with the UK for VAT purposes.

From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2017