Northern Territory


noun
  1. a territory in N Australia. 523,620 sq. mi. (1,356,175 sq. km). Capital: Darwin.

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How to use Northern Territory in a sentence

  • The total area of the Northern Territory of South Australia is 523,620 square miles.

    The Last Voyage | Lady (Annie Allnutt) Brassey
  • I was told that at the time of our visit there were only two genuine squatters in the whole Northern Territory.

    Cruise of the 'Alert' | R. W. Coppinger
  • If the Northern Territory is ever to be rendered habitable, it must be by Queensland that the work is done.

    Greater Britain | Charles Wentworth Dilke

British Dictionary definitions for Northern Territory

Northern Territory

noun
  1. an administrative division of N central Australia, on the Timor and Arafura Seas: the Arunta Desert lies in the east, the Macdonnell Ranges in the south, and Arnhem Land in the north (containing Australia's largest Aboriginal reservation); the Ashmore and Cartier Islands constitute a separate Australian External Territory. Capital: Darwin. Pop: 198 700 (2003 est). Area: 1 347 525 sq km (520 280 sq miles)

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