属ぞく領りょう

noun

possession; dependency; territory; dominion

Refers to a territory that belongs to or is controlled by another country, similar to a colony or dependent territory. Often used in historical or political contexts.

• その島しまはかつてフランスの属ぞく領りょうだった。

  That island was once a French possession.

• 属ぞく領りょうの独どく立りつ運うん動どうが激はげしくなった。

  The independence movement in the dependency intensified.