Why aren’t “territories” of countries that are far removed from the mainland referred to as colonies anymore? What distinguishes a territory from a colony?
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A territory is an area of land under the control of a ruler or state. A colony on the other hand is a country or area under control of another country, and it’s occupied by settlers from the controlling country.
If it’s not being settled by people the controlling than it’s not a colony.
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