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territorial

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ter⋅ri⋅to⋅ri⋅al

  [ter-i-tawr-ee-uhl, -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, esp. of the same species.
5. (often initial capital letter) of or pertaining to a territory of the U.S.
6. (initial capital letter) Military. organized on a local basis for home defense: the British Territorial Army.
–noun
7. (initial capital letter) a member of the British Territorial Army.
8. a soldier in a territorial army.
Origin:
1615–25; < LL territōriālis. See territory, -al 1

Related forms:
ter⋅ri⋅to⋅ri⋅al⋅ly, adverb
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ter·ri·to·ri·al   (těr'ĭ-tôr'ē-əl, -tōr'-)   
adj.  

  1. Of or relating to the geographic area under a given jurisdiction: the territorial limits of a country.

  2. Relating or restricted to a particular territory; regional: a territorial court.

  3. often Territorial Of or relating to an administrative territory: the territorial government of the U.S. Virgin Islands; Whitehorse, the territorial capital of the Yukon.

  4. often Territorial Organized for national or home defense: the British Territorial Army.

  5. Biology Displaying territoriality; defending a territory from intruders: territorial behavior; a territorial species.

n.   also Territorial
A member of a territorial army.
ter'ri·to'ri·al·ly adv.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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