colony
territory under the political control of an overseas state, generally with its own subordinate colonial government
German East Africa
former German possession in the African Great Lakes region between 1884–1919
German New Guinea
colonial protectorate of the German Empire from 1884 to 1919 comprising the northeastern part of the island of New Guinea and its various nearby islands
Acadia
colony of New France in northeastern North America
Belgian Congo
former Belgian colony corresponding to the modern-day Democratic Republic of the Congo
Italian Somaliland
colony of the Kingdom of Italy in Somalia
Cape Colony
Dutch and British colony in Southern Africa
Taiwan under Qing dynasty rule
Taiwan's dynasty history
Italian Cyrenaica
1927-1934 Italian possession in North Africa
Danish Gold Coast
Danish colony in Africa from 1658 to 1850
New Haven Colony
English possession in North America between 1639 and 1665
Italian Eritrea
Italian 1890-1947 possession in East Africa
Genoese colonies
Genoese territories around the Mediterranean and Black seas
Dutch Virgin Islands
Dutch colony from 1625–1680
Sip Hoc Chau Tai
Sixth Shires of the Tai
Dutch Ceylon
period of Dutch control of Ceylon
Venetian rule in the Ionian Islands
colonial government of the Republic of Venice in the Greek islands (1363–1797)
New England
reputed Byzantine colony on the Black Sea
French Chad
former colony of France
Surinam
Dutch plantation colony in the Guianas
Roanoke Colony
former colony in present-day Dare County, North Carolina, US (1585–1590)
Portuguese Timor
Portuguese colony, now known as East Timor (Timor-Leste), an independent country
German South-West Africa
former colony of the German Empire
French Congo
former French colony in Central Africa
Italian Libya
1934–1943 Italian possession in North Africa
New Netherland
17th-century Dutch colony on the East Coast of North America
Dutch Formosa
Dutch colony, 1624–1662
Southern Rhodesia
self-governing British colony from 1923 to 1980
Dutch Gold Coast
Dutch possession in Western Africa between 1598 and 1872
French Upper Volta
former colony of French West Africa
British Togoland
former territory under British administration
East Africa Protectorate
former British colony in Africa
Danish India
settlements and trading posts of Denmark and Norway on the Indian subcontinent
British West Indies
British territories in the Caribbean, sometimes including former colonies
Massachusetts Bay Colony
English possession in North America between 1628 and 1684
Upper Senegal and Niger
former French colony
crown colony
colonies controlled by the British Empire
Antarctic France
French colony in present-day Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (1555-67)
British Honduras
UK possession in Central America between 1798 and 1981, today Belize
Saint Thomas
Former colony in modern US Virgin Islands (1685–1754)
British Leeward Islands
former British colony (1671–1816), reunited later as a federal colony (1833–1960), located in the Caribbean
Province of North Carolina
former British province in North America
Kenya Colony
former UK possession in Africa between 1920 and 1963
Dominion of New England
English possession in North America between 1680 and 1689
Hindu colony
locality situated in the Dadar area of Mumbai
Concession of Austria-Hungary in Tientsin
Area in Tianjin, China, occupied by Austria-Hungary
British Senegambia
British colony
Czechoslovak Togo
proposed Czechoslovak colony in Africa