dominions
Britishplural noun
Example Sentences
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Unlike other British dominions, including Canada and New Zealand, Australia never forged a treaty with its original inhabitants.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 28, 2023
Australia has no treaty with its Indigenous people, and has done little in comparison to other British dominions like Canada, New Zealand and the United States to include and uplift its First Nations people.
From Reuters • Jun. 23, 2023
As European states sought to expand their colonial dominions in order to play a greater role in the global economy, they encountered resistance from the people whose lands and labor they sought to use.
From Textbooks • Dec. 14, 2022
Throughout the 1950s, more countries hauled down the union flag and the former colonies and dominions now came together as a voluntary family of nations.
From BBC • Sep. 8, 2022
Which she did, and did well, and the dominions on and about Mount Huon prospered and flourished under her command.
From "Stardust" by Neil Gaiman
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