Territories and possessions
Colonial possessions
[Do not further subdivide geographically headings of the type [topic]--[place]--Colonies.]
[Further subdivide headings of the type [place]--Colonies only by Africa, America, Asia and Oceania]
Use as a topical subdivision under names of countries, cities, etc., for works discussing collectively the colonies ruled by the country or city. Also use under headings of the type [topic]--[place] for works discussing collectively the colonies of a place in relation to those topics.
Colonies