ALL meanings of territory
ter·ri·to·ry
T t - noun territory area of land 1
- noun territory district, region 1
- noun territory field of expertise 1
- noun territory animal's defended area 1
- noun plural territory any tract of land; region or district. 1
- noun plural territory the land and waters belonging to or under the jurisdiction of a state, sovereign, etc. 1
- noun plural territory any separate tract of land belonging to a state. 1
- noun plural territory (often initial capital letter) Government. a region or district of the U.S. not admitted to the Union as a state but having its own legislature, with a governor and other officers appointed by the president and confirmed by the Senate. some similar district elsewhere, as in Canada and Australia. 1
- noun plural territory a field or sphere of action, thought, etc.; domain or province of something. 1
- noun plural territory the region or district assigned to a representative, agent, or the like, as for making sales. 1
- noun plural territory the area that an animal defends against intruders, especially of the same species. 1
- variable noun territory Territory is land which is controlled by a particular country or ruler. 0
- countable noun territory A territory is a country or region that is controlled by another country. 0
- uncountable noun territory You can use territory to refer to an area of knowledge or experience. 0
- variable noun territory An animal's territory is an area which it regards as its own and which it defends when other animals try to enter it. 0
- uncountable noun territory Territory is land with a particular character. 0
- noun territory any tract of land; district 0
- noun territory the geographical domain under the jurisdiction of a political unit, esp of a sovereign state 0
- noun territory the district for which an agent, etc, is responsible 0
- noun territory an area inhabited and defended by an individual animal or a breeding group of animals 0
- noun territory an area of knowledge 0
- noun territory (in football, hockey, etc) the area defended by a team 0
- noun territory a region of a country, esp of a federal state, that enjoys less autonomy and a lower status than most constituent parts of the state 0
- noun territory a protectorate or other dependency of a country 0
- noun territory the land and waters under the jurisdiction of a nation, state, ruler, etc. 0
- noun territory a part of a country or empire that does not have the full status of a principal division 0
- noun territory a part of the U.S. having its own legislature but without the status of a state and under the administration of an appointed governor 0
- noun territory a similar region, as in Canada or Australia, without the status of a province or state 0
- noun territory any large tract of land; region; district 0
- noun territory an assigned area, as of a traveling salesman or franchised dealer 0
- noun territory any specified area or region 0
- noun territory a sphere or province of action, existence, thought, etc. 0
- noun territory the particular area occupied by an animal or group of animals; esp., the specific area appropriated by an animal or pair of animals, usually for breeding, nesting, and foraging purposes, and forcibly defended against by any intruders 0
- noun territory that half of the playing area defended by a specified team 0