territory
960
3.0
- noun
- /ˈtɛrɪtɔri/
:
territorio
- Instead, this fence stretches across some of the most remote territory on Earth.
- occupied territories
- Palestinian territories
- controlled territories
You have no power in any territory other than your own.
- You have no power in any territory other than your own.
- They had two kids born on free territory, free soil.
- We don't move around marking our territory by scent like dogs.
- So I could map out the territory that I was going to explore.
- Alaric wanted territory, food, treasure from Rome.
- They are taking over territory in northern Pakistan.
- And look at how big their territory is.
- So all of a sudden they're invading our territory.
- Russian troops are on a sovereign Russian territory.
- Now flip side, we're looking at the blue territories.
- And but it, while he's doing neutralization, they're grabbing territory.
- This this territory was running three towns a night.
- Palatine is one of those unfortunate territories where it's not really.
- People fight claw for territory, Kingdom building.
Examples
-
They are taking over territory in northern Pakistan.
-
Perhaps the most important aspect of the national territory is its location on the globe.
Academic text (2011) -
You have no power in any territory other than your own.
-
So I could map out the territory that I was going to explore.
-
No land, no territory, no rights, no protection from the state.
-
So they control security and control the territory in that sense.
-
The United States has by far the most diverse national territory of any great nation on Earth.
Academic text (2011) -
And ownership of the territory is of paramount importance to these guys.
-
Cherokees arriving in Indian Territory in 1839 were not the first people to inhabit the area.
Academic text (2011) -
In Libya, the opposition early on controlled territory, and entire military units defected.
Synonyms
99
3.9
An area controlled by a person or group
98
6.7
A land area controlled by a country outside its main borders
41
5.6
An area controlled by a ruler, government, or organization
4
8.0
A territory that governs itself and was part of the British Empire
An area of land that a ruler or government controls
A land area controlled by a ruler or state
Idioms
- Informal
17
4.3
To be a normal and unavoidable part of a job or situation
Compounds
- Archaic
1
8.1
A territory run by another country under an international agreement, often supervised by the United Nations
- Jargon
Part of a baseball field between the first and third base lines where a hit ball is in play
A large wild area in northwest Canada known for mountains, wildlife and the Klondike gold rush
How Big
Surface Forms
Etymology
Territory comes from the Latin terra, which means 'land' or 'earth', and you can see the same root in terrain and terrace. So a territory is a piece of land that a country or group controls.