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DOM-TOM [dɔmtɔm]plural masculine noun( = départements et territoires d'outre-mer) French overseas departments and territories━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━DOM-TOM, ROM and COMThere are four « Départements d'outre-mer »: Guadeloupe, Martinique, La Réunion and French Guyana (Guyane). They are run in the same way as metropolitan « départements » and their inhabitants are French citizens. In administrative terms they are also « Régions », and in this regard are also referred to as « ROM » (Régions d'outre-mer). The term « Dom-Tom » is still commonly used, but the term « Territoire d'outre-mer » has been superseded by that of « Collectivité d'outre-mer » (COM). The COM include Corsica, Mayotte, Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, Saint-Barthélemy and Saint-Martin; French Polynesia and New Caledonia were given the status of « Pays d'outre-mer » (POM) in 2009. They are independent, but each is supervised by a representative of the French government.* * *dɔmtɔmnom masculin pluriel (abbr = départements et territoires d'outre-mer) French overseas administrative departments and territories* * *dɔmtɔm abr nm nmplDépartement(s) d'outre-mer/Territoire(s) d'outre-mer* * *DOM-TOM nmpl (abbr = départements et territoires d'outre-mer) French overseas administrative departments and territories.Of the French possessions off the continent, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Guyane and La Réunion have département status, and their inhabitants are French citizens. The territoires include Wallis and Futuna, French Polynesia, New Caledonia and French territories at the Poles. The territories are independent, though supervised by a French government representative.
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