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territorial
[
ter-i-
tawr
-ee-
uh
l
,
-
tohr
-
]
ter·ri·to·ri·al
/
ˌtɛr
ɪˈtɔr
i
əl
,
-ˈtoʊr-
/
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[
ter-i-
tawr
-ee-
uh
l
,
-
tohr
-
]
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adjective
1.
of or pertaining to
territory
or land.
2.
of, pertaining to, associated with, or restricted to a particular
territory
or district; local.
3.
pertaining or belonging to the
territory
of a state or ruler.
4.
(of an animal) characterized by
territoriality
;
defending an area against intruders, especially of the same species.
5.
(
often initial capital letter
)
of or pertaining to a
territory
of the U.S.
EXPAND
6.
(
initial capital letter
)
Military
.
organized on a local basis for home defense:
the British Territorial Army.
COLLAPSE
noun
7.
(
initial capital letter
)
a member of the British Territorial Army.
8.
a soldier in a territorial army.
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Territorial
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So is
circumspect
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So is
extinct
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So is
revile
. Does it mean:
cautious
being the first or earliest of the kind or in existence, early in the history of the world or of humankind
to regard as resulting from a specified cause; consider as caused by something indicated
that has ended or died out
lacking of integrity because of dishonest proceedings; bribery
to assail with contemptuous or opprobrious language; address or speak of abusively
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Origin:
1615–25;
<
Late Latin
territōriālis.
See
territory
,
-al
1
Related forms
ter·ri·to·ri·al·ly,
adverb
non·ter·ri·to·ri·al,
adjective
non·ter·ri·to·ri·al·ly,
adverb
pre·ter·ri·to·ri·al,
adjective
qua·si-ter·ri·to·ri·al,
adjective
EXPAND
qua·si-ter·ri·to·ri·al·ly,
adverb
sub·ter·ri·to·ri·al,
adjective
COLLAPSE
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territorial
(ˌtɛrɪˈtɔːrɪəl)
—
adj
1.
of or relating to a territory or territories
2.
restricted to or owned by a particular territory:
the Indian territorial waters
3.
local or regional
4.
pertaining to a territorial army, providing a reserve of trained men for use in emergency
terri'torially
—
adv
Territorial
(ˌtɛrɪˈtɔːrɪəl)
—
n
a member of a territorial army, esp the British Army's Territorial and Volunteer Reserve
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