Definition of Trust territory

1. Noun. A dependent country; administered by another country under the supervision of the United Nations.

Exact synonyms: Trusteeship
Generic synonyms: District, Dominion, Territorial Dominion, Territory

Definition of Trust territory

1. Noun. any territory placed under the administration of a state by the United Nations ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Trust Territory

trussing
trussings
trusswork
trust
trust account
trust busting
trust company
trust corporation
trust deed
trust deeds
trust fall
trust falls
trust fund
trust funds
trust territories
trust territory (current term)
trustabilities
trustability
trustable
trustafarian
trustafarians
trustbuster
trustbusters
trustbusting
trusted
trustedst
trustee
trustee-beneficiary relation
trustee account
trusteed

Literary usage of Trust territory

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. An Almanack for the Year of Our Lord by Joseph Whitaker (1869)
"trust territory OF THE PACIFIC ISLANDS The trust territory ol the Pacific Islands consists of the Mariana (excluding Guam), Caroline and Marshall Islands ..."

2. Federal Historic Preservation Laws by Sara K. Blumenthal (1994)
"... the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the trust territory of the Pacific Islands, and upon termination of the Trusteeship Agreement for the Trust ..."

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