mandated territory
Example Sentences
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The usual sullen calm lay last week over the Biblical lands of Gilead, Moab and Ammon where King David once fought Absalom and where the British Crown now rules the mandated territory of Transjordan.
From Time Magazine Archive
For almost 25 years the French ruled Syria as mandated territory, leaving behind some culture and much hatred.
From Time Magazine Archive
After Malan's Nationalists came to power in 1948, they announced that South-West Africa was no longer a mandated territory, but an integral part of the country.
From Time Magazine Archive
During the week some excitement was caused by the movement of a Turkish force across part of the French mandated territory and into the Mosul region.
From Time Magazine Archive
Rabaul stands for the mandated territory of tropical New Guinea, formerly in German possession, and now allocated to the Commonwealth.
From Down Under With the Prince by Duncan, Sara Jeannette
