Etymology : Middle English, from Latin territorium, literally, land around a town, from terra land; more at TERRACE
Pronunciation : ter-&-"tOr-E, -"tor-
Function : noun
Date : 15th century
1. area under the jurisdiction of a state; region, district, zone, area, domain. territory\ter"ri*to*ry\ , n.; pl. territories (#). [l. territorium, from terra the earth: cf. f. territoire. see:
terrace.].
2. a large extent or tract of land; a region; a country; a district. he looked, and saw wide territory spread before him -- towns, and rural works between.
3. the extent of land belonging to, or under the dominion of, a prince, state, or other form of government; often, a tract of land lying at a distance from the parent country or from the seat of government; as, the territory of a state; the territories of the east india company.
4. in the united states, a portion of the country not included within the limits of any state, and not yet admitted as a state into the union, but organized with a separate legislature, under a territorial governor and other officers appointed by the president and senate of the united states. in canada, a similarly organized portion of the country not yet formed into a province.territory n.
5. a region marked off for administrative or other purposes [syn: district].
6. a territorial possession controlled by a ruling state [syn: dominion, territorial dominion, province].
7. an area of knowledge or interest; "his questions covered a lot of territory".
8. A large extent or tract of land; a region; a country; a district.
9. The extent of land belonging to, or under the dominion of, a prince, state, or other form of government; often, a tract of land lying at a distance from the parent country or from the seat of government; as, the territory of a State; the territories of the East India Company.
10. In the United States, a portion of the country not included within the limits of any State, and not yet admitted as a State into the Union, but organized with a separate legislature, under a Territorial governor and other officers appointed by the President and Senate of the United States.
11. In Canada, a similarly organized portion of the country not yet formed into a Province. an area of knowledge or interest; "his questions covered a lot of territory" the geographical area under the jurisdiction of a sovereign state; "American troops were stationed on Japanese soil".
12. 1. Territory is land which is controlled by a particular country or ruler. The government denies that any of its territory is under rebel control. Russian territory.
13. A territory is a country or region that is controlled by another country. He toured some of the disputed territories now under UN control.
14. You can use territory to refer to an area of knowledge or experience. Following the futuristic The Handmaid's Tale, Margaret Atwood's seventh novel, Cat's Eye, returns to more familiar territory virgin territory: see:
virgin = terrain.
15. An animal's territory is an area which it regards as its own and which it defends when other animals try to enter it.
16. Territory is land with a particular character. mountainous territory. a vast and uninhabited territory.
17. If you say that something comes with the territory, you mean that you accept it as a natural result of the situation you are in. You can't expect not to have a debate; that's what comes with the territory in a democracy. Free Territory of Trieste Yukon Territory Territory of American Samoa Australian Capital Territory Indian Territory Northern Territory Pacific Islands Trust Territory of the French Territory of the Afars and Issas.
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