1. A region or area under the political control of a foreign power, typically established through colonization and maintained through imperial rule
India was a colonial territory of the British Empire until 1947.
A Índia era um território colonial do Império Britânico até 1947.
2. Land acquired and settled by colonists from a distant country, forming an extension of the parent nation's sovereignty
The Americas were colonial territories established by European powers in the 16th and 17th centuries.
As Américas eram territórios coloniais estabelecidos por potências europeias nos séculos XVI e XVII.