territorial division
- noun
- Formal
:
división territorial
Examples
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Sometimes, territorial divisions do not determine a unique nation, since there are other nations on the same territory.
Academic text (1999) -
This section deals with the territorial division within the private realm of civil society; the following section addresses the public realm of the state.
Academic text (2016) -
To be a citizen of a particular state, therefore, has tremendous implications; and, to repeat, citizenship is usually based on the territorial division of the Earth.
Academic text (1997) -
They raise questions about the viability of many of the region's believed-to-be-unaccounted-for territorial divisions.
Academic text (1991) -
Within the geographical confines of the Zulu Kingdom, military arrangements crossed territorial divisions in favor of age-based regiments that come close to a differentiation of political roles in modern states.
Academic text (1999) -
The map shows the current territorial division of the country, with each area highlighted in a different color.
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In our discussion, we examined the territorial division that separates the two administrative regions.
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The town council proposed changes to the territorial division to improve local governance.
Synonyms
960
3.0
An area of land controlled by a country or ruler
358
3.2
A part of a larger organization that has its own work
153
2.5
An area where public schools are run by one local government
145
2.1
An area of a country with its own local government, like in France
69
4.2
An area of a county with its own local government
66
3.4
A district of a city used to choose local officials
34
4.0
A part of a United States state that elects one person to the House of Representatives
1
2.8
A part of a city, like a neighbourhood, used for local government or shown on maps
1
3.7
A region like a state or district that a government uses to run local services
1
4.5
A smaller area inside a district with its own local council
An area managed by local government for public services
An area next to the line between two countries where people live on both sides
How Big
∞
3.2
209
3.0
949
1.0
- Formal
- Formal
66
3.4
- US
∞
1.8
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a district or area defined for administrative or governmental purposes' is directly derivable from combining 'territorial' (relating to territory) with 'division' (a part, section, or administrative unit). This adjective–noun composition is compositional and mirrors common cross-linguistic patterns (e.g. Spanish 'división territorial'), so a B1 learner who knows both constituents should be able to infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
The compound noun territorial division comes from the simple idea of splitting a large area of land into smaller parts. Imagine people drawing lines on a map to make districts; those marked parts are territorial divisions, so the phrase means 'an area used for local government'.