Definitions for Territory

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Territory ter·ri·to·ry

Spelling: [ter-i-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee]

IPA: /ˈtɛr ɪˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i/

Territory is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 12 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 11 points.

You can make 136 anagrams from letters in Territory (eiorrrtty).

Definitions for Territory

noun

1. any tract of land; region or district.
2. the land and waters belonging to or under the jurisdiction of a state, sovereign, etc.
3. any separate tract of land belonging to a state.
4. (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.
5. a field or sphere of action, thought, etc.; domain or province of something.
6. the region or district assigned to a representative, agent, or the like, as for making sales.
7. the area that an animal defends against intruders, especially of the same species.

Origin of Territory

1400-50; late Middle English Latin territōrium land round a town, district, equivalent to terr(a) land + -i- -i- + -tōrium -tory²

Examples for Territory

Every advance step they made was upon the enemy's territory.

The Empress-Regent has quitted French territory, and since then has given no sign.

Al Qaeda and its Iraqi offspring ISIS compete for recruits and territory.

A territory bounded by the Mississippi has been extended from sea to sea.

At first fighters were taken to Somalia; now Al-Shabab has brought the war to Kenyan territory.

Assad-affiliated Christian militias skirt around the territory of rival groups aligned with the YPG.

This would seem reasonable, since in that direction lay the only territory open enough for swift attack by armor.

But ISIS continues to hold major swaths of territory in and around Kobani, despite widespread media reports to the contrary.

We have sought no territory and we have imposed our will on none.

Within their own territory each one could act independently.