territory

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territories

1.
(countable, uncountable)A large extent or tract of land; for example a region, country or district.
2.
(Canada, countable, uncountable)One of three of Canada's federal entities, located in the country's Arctic, with fewer powers than a province and created by an act of Parliament rather than by the Constitution: Yukon, Northwest Territories, and Nunavut.
3.
(Australia, countable, uncountable)One of three of Australia's federal entities, located in the country's north and southeast, with fewer powers than a state and created by an act of Parliament rather than by the Constitution: Northern Territory, Australian Capital Territory and Jervis Bay Territory.
4.
(countable, uncountable)A geographic area under control of a single governing entity such as state or municipality; an area whose borders are determined by the scope of political power rather than solely by natural features such as rivers and ridges.
5.
(countable, uncountable)(ecology) An area that an animal of a particular species consistently defends against its conspecifics.
6.
(countable, uncountable)(sports and games) The part of the playing field or board over which a player or team has control.
7.
(countable, uncountable)A geographic area that a person or organization is responsible for in the course of work.
8.
(countable, uncountable)A location or logical space which someone owns or controls.
9.
(countable, uncountable)A market segment or scope of professional practice over which an organization or type of practitioner has exclusive rights.
10.
(countable, uncountable)An area of subject matter, knowledge, or experience.
12 July 2012, Sam Adams, AV Club Ice Age: Continental Drift The matter of whether the world needs a fourth Ice Age movie pales beside the question of why there were three before it, but Continental Drift feels less like an extension of a theatrical franchise than an episode of a middling TV cartoon, lolling around on territory that’s already been settled.

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ine-pro Middle English territorie, from Latin territōrium.