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ter·ri·to·ry
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Audio Help [ter-i-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] Pronunciation Key –noun, plural -ries.
| 1. | any tract of land; region or district. |
| 2. | the land and waters belonging to or under the jurisdiction of a state, sovereign, etc. |
| 3. | any separate tract of land belonging to a state. |
| 4. | (often initial capital letter ) Government.
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| 5. | a field or sphere of action, thought, etc.; domain or province of something. |
| 6. | the region or district assigned to a representative, agent, or the like, as for making sales. |
| 7. | the area that an animal defends against intruders, esp. of the same species. |
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| ter·ri·to·ry
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n. pl. ter·ri·to·ries
[Middle English, from Latin territōrium, from terra, earth; see ters- in Indo-European roots.] |
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territory
1432, "land under the jurisdiction of a town, state, etc.," probably from L. territorium "land around a town, domain, district," from terra "earth, land" (see terrain) + -orium, suffix denoting place. An alternate theory, somewhat supported by the vowels of the original L. word, suggests derivation from terrere "to frighten" (see terrible); thus territorium would mean "a place from which people are warned off." Sense of "any tract of land, district, region" is first attested 1610. Specific U.S. sense of "organized self-governing region not yet a state" is from 1799. Territorial waters is attested from 1841; territorial imperative "animal need to claim and defend territory" is recorded from 1966.
| Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper |
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| 1. | a region marked off for administrative or other purposes [syn: district] |
| 2. | an area of knowledge or interest; "his questions covered a lot of territory" |
| 3. | the geographical area under the jurisdiction of a sovereign state; "American troops were stationed on Japanese soil" |
| WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University. |
territory1 [ˈteritəri] noun — plural ˈterritories
a stretch of land; a region
Example: They explored the territory around the North Pole.
territory2 [ˈteritəri] nounExample: They explored the territory around the North Pole.
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the land under the control of a ruler or state
Example: British territory.
territory3 [ˈteritəri] nounExample: British territory.
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an area of interest, knowledge etc
Example: Ancient history is outside my territory.
See also: territorial, territorial watersExample: Ancient history is outside my territory.
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| territory
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A geographic area occupied by a single animal, mating pair, or group. Animals usually defend their territory vigorously against intruders, especially of the same species, but the defense often takes the form of prominent, threatening displays rather than out-and-out fighting. Different animals mark off territory in different ways, as by leaving traces of their scent along the boundaries or, in the case of birds, modifying their calls to keep out intruders. |
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Main Entry: ter·ri·to·ry
Pronunciation: 'ter-&-"tOr-E
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -ries
1 : a
geographical area belonging to or under the jurisdiction of a governmental authority
2 : a political subdivision of a country
3 : a part of the U.S. (as Guam or the
U.S. Virgin Islands) not included within any state but organized with a separate legislature —compare TRUST TERRITORY
—ter·ri·to·ri·al /"ter-&-'tOr-E-&l/ adjective —ter·ri·to·ri·al·ly adverb
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