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イギリスはかつて島とう帝てい国こくとして世せ界かい中じゅうに植しょく民みん地ちを持もっていた。

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United Kingdom; UK; Britain

かつて

once; before; formerly; ever

adverb, no-adjective

島とう帝てい国こく

as; in the role of

世せ界かい中じゅう

around the world; throughout the world

no-adjective, noun

direction, time, indirect object, or target marker

植しょく民みん地ち

colony; Japanese settlement in Brazil

have; own; possess

-> 持つgodan verb

ongoing or resultant state

-> ているgrammar

past tense or completed action