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- [ter-i-tawr-ee-uh l, -tohr-]
- /ˌtɛr ɪˈtɔr i əl, -ˈtoʊr-/
- /ˌter.ɪˈtɔː.ri.əl/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [ter-i-tawr-ee-uh l, -tohr-]
- /ˌtɛr ɪˈtɔr i əl, -ˈtoʊr-/
Definitions of territorial word
- adjective territorial of or relating to territory or land. 1
- adjective territorial of, pertaining to, associated with, or restricted to a particular territory or district; local. 1
- adjective territorial pertaining or belonging to the territory of a state or ruler. 1
- adjective territorial (of an animal) characterized by territoriality; defending an area against intruders, especially of the same species. 1
- adjective territorial (often initial capital letter) of or relating to a territory of the U.S. 1
- adjective territorial (initial capital letter) Military. organized on a local basis for home defense: the British Territorial Army. 1
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Origin of territorial
First appearance:
before 1615 One of the 41% oldest English words
From the Late Latin word territōriālis, dating back to 1615-25. See territory, -al1
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Parts of speech for Territorial
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
territorial popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
territorial usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for territorial
adj territorial
- colonial — Colonial means relating to countries that are colonies, or to colonialism.
- divisional — the act or process of dividing; state of being divided.
- early american — (of furniture, buildings, utensils, etc.) built or made in the U.S. in the colonial period or somewhat later.
- localized — to make local; fix in, or assign or restrict to, a particular place, locality, etc.
adjective territorial
- land — Edwin Herbert, 1909–91, U.S. inventor and businessman: created the Polaroid camera.
- local — low-cal.
- localised — localisation
- outland — Usually, outlands. the outlying districts or remote regions of a country; provinces: a name unknown in the outlands.
- zonal — of or relating to a zone or zones.
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