territory en · NOUN
Pronunciation
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English territorie, from Latin territōrium.
Meanings
- (countable, uncountable) A large extent or tract of land; for example a region, country or district.
- (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.
- (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.
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(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.
Economics is a messy discipline: too fluid to be a science, too rigorous to be an art. Perhaps it is fitting that economists’ most-used metric, gross domestic product (GDP), is a tangle too. GDP measures the total value of output in an economic territory. Its apparent simplicity explains why it is scrutinised down to tenths of a percentage point every month.
2013 August 3, “Boundary problems”, in The Economist, volume 408, number 8847:Lewis of France had his infancy attended by crafty and worldly men, who made extent of territory the most glorious instance of power, and mistook the acquisition of fame, for the spreading of honour.
1711 August 9, “The Love of Glory”, in The Spectator, volume 3:
- (countable, uncountable) An area that an animal of a particular species consistently defends against its conspecifics.
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(countable, uncountable) The part of the playing field or board over which a player or team has control.
Scotland had the territory and the momentum, forcing England into almost twice as many tackles and rattling them repeatedly at set-pieces.
2011 October 1, Tom Fordyce, “Rugby World Cup 2011: England 16-12 Scotland”, in BBC Sport:
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(countable, uncountable) A geographic area that a person or organization is responsible for in the course of work.
A well-designed sales territory allows a salesperson to make best use of his time with present and potential customers and minimize travel time.
1993, Robert D. Hisrich, Ralph W. Jackson, Selling and Sales Management, →ISBN, page 160:
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(countable, uncountable) A location or logical space which someone owns or controls.
Now that the days of handbag-carrying women have largely drawn to a close, houseworkers rarely have a clearly marked-out personal territory — although for some the dressing-table may be a non-transportable handbag equivalent.
2014, Stevi Jackson, Shaun Moores, The Politics of Domestic Consumption, →ISBN, page 305:The establishment of a personal territory almost invariably precedes the sharing of a territory with a mate. For those who are unable to make a break from the parental home, this stage is almost never reached.
1979, Raymond Lifchez, Barbara Winslow, Design for Independent Living, →ISBN, page 97:In general, when a group member wanted an item that was located in someone else's personal territory, they would ask that person to pass them the item.
2010, Christian Müller-Tomfelde, Tabletops - Horizontal Interactive Displays, →ISBN, page 371:
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(countable, uncountable) A market segment or scope of professional practice over which an organization or type of practitioner has exclusive rights.
The medical registration act eventually did form the foundation for medicine to be able to claim an ever increasing occupational territory and the domination of all other health disciplines.
2008, Kathleen Fahy, Maralyn Foureur, Carolyn Hastie, Birth Territory and Midwifery Guardianship, →ISBN, page 7:
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(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.
As a result, as the years have passed, my involvement with storytelling has expanded to the territory of compassionate action.
2011, Laura Simms, Our Secret Territory: The Essence of Storytelling, →ISBN, page xv:I'd like to be friends, but on a new level. Can't you try to understand that? And here's a harder question" Can we achieve it? This is uncharted territory for both of us.
2013, Hadley Hoover, Uncharted Territory, →ISBN, page 25:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| territories | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
uncharted territory · the map is not the territory · territoried · New Territories · territory of Magallanes · territorial · virgin territory · ethnoterritory · British overseas territory · Territorian · come with the territory · subterritory · Northern Territories · Yukon Territory · unorganized territory · absolute territory · go with the territory · territoriality · Louisiana Territory · overseas territory · cyberterritory · union territory · foul territory · territorially · trust territory · territory of Llanquihue · territory of Aysén · territorial waters · new territory · British Antarctic Territory · Northern Territory · federal territory · Territorial Army · scheduled territory · territoriless · dark territory
Translations (194)
fr territoire (administrative unit) · ru земля́ (large tract of land) · ang land (large tract of land) · uz territoriya (large tract of land) · ota ارض (large tract of land) · pih teritrii (large tract of land) · cmn 領土 /领土 (large tract of land) · ko 준주 (administrative unit) · hu terület (large tract of land) · ca territori (area which an animal defends) · my နယ်မြေ (large tract of land) · bg терито́рия (area which an animal defends) · ky аймак (large tract of land) · it territorio (large tract of land) · km កន្លែង (large tract of land) · es territorio (administrative unit) · eu lurralde (large tract of land) · mn нутаг дэвсгэр (large tract of land) · hi इलाक़ा (large tract of land) · ar إِقْلِيم (administrative unit) · hy տարածք (large tract of land) · ja 領土 (large tract of land) · cmn 特區 /特区 (administrative unit) · ro teritoriu (large tract of land) · fi alue (large tract of land) · cmn 地區 /地区 (large tract of land) · bg терито́рия (administrative unit) · mn дэвсгэр (large tract of land) · ca territori (administrative unit) · fa-cls سَرْزَمِین (large tract of land) · pt território (administrative unit) · vi lĩnh thổ (large tract of land) · hi राष्ट्र (large tract of land) · oc territòri (administrative unit) · nan-hbl 領土 /领土 (large tract of land) · lmo territori (large tract of land) · tg территория (large tract of land) · el έδαφος (administrative unit) · fa-ira خِطِّه (large tract of land) · th อาณาเขต (large tract of land) · ru террито́рия (area which an animal defends) · th แดน (large tract of land) · el έδαφος (large tract of land) · ur عَمَل داری (administrative unit) · oc territòri (area which an animal defends) · lo ແດນ (large tract of land) · vi lãnh thổ (large tract of land) · ms daerah (large tract of land) · km ទឹកដី (large tract of land) · gl territorio (area which an animal defends) · de Revier (area which an animal defends) · nl territorium (large tract of land) · uk терито́рія (administrative unit) · gd talamh (large tract of land) · ms wilayah (large tract of land) · de Gebiet (large tract of land) · guq waxu (large tract of land) · el έδαφος (area which an animal defends) · nrf territouaithe (large tract of land) · pl rewir (area which an animal defends) · ro teritoriu (administrative unit) · ro teritoriu (area which an animal defends) · ta பிரதேசம் (large tract of land) · hi देश (large tract of land) · id teritorium (large tract of land) · tg қаламрав (large tract of land) · ka ტერიტორიაზე (large tract of land) · sl ozemlje (large tract of land) · it territorio (administrative unit) · ur عَمَل داری (large tract of land) · kk территория (large tract of land) · ota طوپراق (large tract of land) · pl terytorium (administrative unit) · yi טעריטאָריע (large tract of land) · fr territoire (area which an animal defends) · ota ایل (large tract of land) · cs území (large tract of land) · de Territorium (large tract of land) · pt território (large tract of land) · ast territoriu (large tract of land) · gl territorio (administrative unit) · sh teritorija (large tract of land) · cs teritorium (large tract of land) · mi whaitua (large tract of land) · fi territorio (large tract of land) · ang landrice (large tract of land) · sa विषय (large tract of land) · be тэрыто́рыя (administrative unit) · ky территория (large tract of land) · ota ناحیه (large tract of land) · be тэрыто́рыя (large tract of land) · la territōrium (large tract of land) · ur عِلاقَہ (large tract of land) · ko 령토 (large tract of land) · mk територија (large tract of land) · hi प्रदेश (large tract of land) · it territorio (area which an animal defends) · ar إِقْلِيم (large tract of land) · fi reviiri (area which an animal defends) · et territoorium (large tract of land) · ia territorio (large tract of land) · yi שטח (large tract of land) · sw eneo (large tract of land) · sq territor (large tract of land) · sl teritorij (large tract of land) · sv revir (area which an animal defends) · rue теріто́рія (large tract of land) · gl territorio (large tract of land) · nl territorium (area which an animal defends) · fi territorio (administrative unit) · ja 準州 (administrative unit) · pl terytorium (large tract of land) · lij teritöio (large tract of land) · ota تراب (large tract of land) · mn нутаг (large tract of land) · id daerah (large tract of land) · be тэрыто́рыя (area which an animal defends) · es territorio (large tract of land) · ko 영토 (large tract of land) · nrf territouaithe (area which an animal defends) · sw wilaya (large tract of land) · gd tìr (large tract of land) · sv territorium (large tract of land) · tr bölge (large tract of land) · et territoorium (administrative unit) · yue 特區 /特区 (administrative unit) · et ala (large tract of land) · he שֶׁטַח (large tract of land) · gd dùthaich (large tract of land) · ur قَلَمْرَو (large tract of land) · ang ēþel (large tract of land) · tl lupain (large tract of land) · pt território (area which an animal defends) · bg терито́рия (large tract of land) · th ดินแดน (large tract of land) · ru террито́рия (administrative unit) · yue 地區 /地区 (large tract of land) · sk územie (large tract of land) · es territorio (area which an animal defends) · lv teritorija (large tract of land) · tg сарзамин (large tract of land) · io teritorio (large tract of land) · lt teritorija (large tract of land) · sh територија (large tract of land) · tl teritoryo (large tract of land) · ur سَرْزَمِین (large tract of land) · is yfirráðasvæði (large tract of land) · oc territòri (large tract of land) · sk teritórium (large tract of land) · uk терито́рія (area which an animal defends) · id wilayah (large tract of land) · nb territorium (large tract of land) · az ərazi (large tract of land) · kk аймақ (large tract of land) · ang æhteland (large tract of land) · fa-ira قَلَمْرُوْ (large tract of land) · yue 領地 /领地 (large tract of land) · de Territorium (administrative unit) · he נַחֲלָה (area which an animal defends) · tg ҳитта (large tract of land) · nl grondgebied (large tract of land) · fa-ira سَرْزَمین (large tract of land) · fa-cls قَلَمْرَوْ (large tract of land) · tt территория (large tract of land) · nn territorium (large tract of land) · is landsvæði (large tract of land) · fi alue (administrative unit) · cmn 領地 /领地 (large tract of land) · te భూభాగం (large tract of land) · ca territori (large tract of land) · ur اِقْلِیم (large tract of land) · tk territoriýa (large tract of land) · da territorium (large tract of land) · lb Territoire (large tract of land) · ru террито́рия (large tract of land) · co territoriu (large tract of land) · ast territoriu (administrative unit) · lo ອານາເຂດ (large tract of land) · ht teritwa (large tract of land) · grc χώρα (large tract of land) · ur خِطَّہ (large tract of land) · oj aki (large tract of land) · eo teritorio (large tract of land) · tl lupain (administrative unit) · fr territoire (large tract of land) · oj akiin (large tract of land) · yue 領土 /领土 (large tract of land) · lb Territorium (large tract of land) · kn ಪ್ರದೇಶವನ್ನು (large tract of land) · bn এলাকা (large tract of land) · fa-cls خِطَّه (large tract of land) · ru ме́стность (large tract of land) · uk терито́рія (large tract of land) · lo ຂົງ (large tract of land)