colonial empire
overseas possessions of a nation-state, usually a product of the European Age of Exploration
Spanish Empire
colonial empire governed by Spain between 1492 and 1976
Danish colonial empire
1536–1953 colonies of Denmark–Norway and Denmark
list of possessions of Norway
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French colonization of the Americas
part of France's colonial empire
Dutch Empire
overseas territories controlled by the Dutch Republic and the Netherlands
the empire on which the sun never sets
phrase describing a large empire
Austrian colonies
colonial attempts by the Austrian and later Austrian-Hungarian Empires
German colonial empire
colonial empire
Japanese colonial empire
Japanese territorial conquests (1895–1945)
British Empire
overseas possessions of England and later the United Kingdom (1607–1997)
English overseas possession
overseas territories that were colonised, conquered, or otherwise acquired by the former Kingdom of England
French colonial empire
set of territories that were under French rule primarily from the 17th century to the late 1960s
Belgian colonial empire
former posessions of Belgium between 1908–1962
Italian Empire
colonial policies undertaken by the Kingdom of Italy (1882-1946)
Portuguese Empire
global empire centered in Portugal (1415–1999)