Crown colony
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A Crown colony was a type of British colonial administration directly governed by the Crown through an appointed governor, with limited or no local self-government.
All labels observed (8)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Crown colony canonical | 3 |
| British Crown colony | 2 |
| Crown colony of the United Kingdom | 2 |
| British Crown Colony | 1 |
| British Crown colonies | 1 |
| British crown colony | 1 |
| Crown colonies | 1 |
| Crown colony system | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T350600 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Crown colony Context triple: [British Crown, relatedConcept, Crown colony]
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British Dominions
The British Dominions were semi-autonomous territories within the British Empire, such as Canada and Australia, that recognized the British monarch as their head of state while gradually developing self-governing institutions.
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Dominion of Canada
The Dominion of Canada was the semi-autonomous federal state established in 1867 that formed the foundation of modern Canada within the British Empire.
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Dominion of India
The Dominion of India was the semi-independent constitutional monarchy that succeeded British colonial rule in 1947 and existed until India became a republic in 1950.
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Dominion of New England
The Dominion of New England was a short-lived late-17th-century administrative union imposed by the English Crown to centralize control over several New England colonies, curtailing their traditional self-governance.
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Dominions of the British Empire
The Dominions of the British Empire were semi-autonomous, self-governing polities within the British Empire—such as Canada, Australia, and New Zealand—that recognized the British monarch as head of state while managing their own internal affairs.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Crown colony Target entity description: A Crown colony was a type of British colonial administration directly governed by the Crown through an appointed governor, with limited or no local self-government.
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A.
British Dominions
The British Dominions were semi-autonomous territories within the British Empire, such as Canada and Australia, that recognized the British monarch as their head of state while gradually developing self-governing institutions.
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B.
Dominion of Canada
The Dominion of Canada was the semi-autonomous federal state established in 1867 that formed the foundation of modern Canada within the British Empire.
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C.
Dominion of India
The Dominion of India was the semi-independent constitutional monarchy that succeeded British colonial rule in 1947 and existed until India became a republic in 1950.
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Dominion of New England
The Dominion of New England was a short-lived late-17th-century administrative union imposed by the English Crown to centralize control over several New England colonies, curtailing their traditional self-governance.
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E.
Dominions of the British Empire
The Dominions of the British Empire were semi-autonomous, self-governing polities within the British Empire—such as Canada, Australia, and New Zealand—that recognized the British monarch as head of state while managing their own internal affairs.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
form of colonial administration
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type of British colony ⓘ |
| aim |
exploit economic resources
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maintain imperial control ⓘ |
| contrastedWith |
dominion
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protectorate ⓘ self-governing colony ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| example |
Barbados
ⓘ
Bermuda (United Kingdom) ⓘ
surface form:
Bermuda
British Guiana ⓘ Sri Lanka ⓘ
surface form:
Ceylon
Cyprus ⓘ Fiji ⓘ Gibraltar ⓘ Gold Coast ⓘ Hong Kong, China ⓘ
surface form:
Hong Kong
Jamaica ⓘ Malta ⓘ Mauritius ⓘ Nigeria ⓘ Sierra Leone ⓘ Straits Settlements ⓘ Trinidad and Tobago ⓘ |
| governedBy |
British Crown
ⓘ
appointed governor ⓘ |
| governorAppointedBy | monarch of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| governorReportsTo |
Colonial Office
ⓘ
Secretary of State for the Colonies ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
limited local self-government
ⓘ
no local self-government ⓘ |
| hasGovernmentType |
authoritarian colonial administration
ⓘ
centralized administration ⓘ |
| hasInstitution |
Executive Council
ⓘ
Legislative Council ⓘ |
| hasSubType |
penal colony
ⓘ
settlement colony ⓘ strategic colony ⓘ trading colony ⓘ |
| languageOfAdministration | English ⓘ |
| legalAuthority |
British Parliament
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royal prerogative ⓘ |
| partOf | British Empire ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
British Overseas Territories
ⓘ
surface form:
British Dependent Territory
British Overseas Territories ⓘ
surface form:
British Overseas Territory
|
| status | historical form of government ⓘ |
| usedInPeriod |
17th century
ⓘ
18th century ⓘ 19th century ⓘ 20th century ⓘ |
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Subject: Crown colony Description of subject: A Crown colony was a type of British colonial administration directly governed by the Crown through an appointed governor, with limited or no local self-government.
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.