Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

crown dependency

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.48 in modern English

Syllables: crown de-pen-den-cy
IPA

29

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of three island territories in the British Islands that are self-governing possessions of the British Crown.

noun

Alternative letter-case form of crown dependency.

noun

Alternative letter-case form of crown dependency.

Example Sentences

"This time the contest was open for the first time to applications from crown dependencies and overseas territories and attracted almost 40 entries."

Inflected Forms

crown dependencies (plural)

Questions

What does crown dependency mean?: Any of three island territories in the British Islands that are self-governing possessions of the British Crown.

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