直轄 ちょっかつ植民 しょくみん ではありませんでした
chokkatsushokuminchidewārimasendeshita

Noun
Desu Copula

The polite, past negative form of 直轄植民地

1. Was not a directly governed colony.; Was not a directly administered colony.

Past/Perfective
Negative
Polite
Formal Register