sterling bloc vs scheduled territories

sterling bloc and scheduled territories both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
sterling bloc	Yes	No	No	No
scheduled territories	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, sterling bloc and scheduled territories are synonyms defined as:

sterling bloc and scheduled territories: the group of countries whose currencies are tied to the British pound sterling

Other synonyms of sterling bloc include sterling area.

sterling bloc (noun)	scheduled territories (noun)
the group of countries whose currencies are tied to the British pound sterling	the group of countries whose currencies are tied to the British pound sterling