1) Colonies 1) Empires 2) Realms 
Term formerly used to describe those countries of the British Empire and Commonwealth enjoying complete autonomy in internal and external affairs. In this context the term was first applied to...
Name given to the self-governing divisions of the British empire: Australia, Canada, New Zealand and South Africa.
Term formerly used to describe those countries of the British Empire and Commonwealth enjoying complete autonomy in internal and external affairs. In this context the term was first applied to Canada, the formal title of which is the Dominion of Canada. It was subsequently applied as a generic term, though not as a formal title (except in the case ...