territory
A large extent or tract of landA large extent or tract of land; for example a region, country or district.
Meaning
10 senses(countable, uncountable)A large extent or tract of land; for example a region, country or district.
Territorium, Gebiet
террито́рияterritórija, земля́zemljá, ме́стностьméstnostʹ
терито́ріяterytórija
(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.
(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.
(countable, uncountable)An area that an animal of a particular species consistently defends against its conspecifics.
Revier
террито́рияterritórija
терито́ріяterytórija
(countable, uncountable)The part of the playing field or board over which a player or team has control.
(countable, uncountable)A geographic area that a person or organization is responsible for in the course of work.
(countable, uncountable)A location or logical space which someone owns or controls.
(countable, uncountable)A market segment or scope of professional practice over which an organization or type of practitioner has exclusive rights.
(countable, uncountable)An area of subject matter, knowledge, or experience.
an area of knowledge or interest
Examples
250 sentencesThe armed forces occupied the entire territory.
ruВооружённые силы полностью заняли территорию. — heccele
deDas Militär besetzte das gesamte Territorium. — xtofu80
We're in uncharted territory.
Це незвідана територія. — deniko
Tom knows the territory.
The dog marked its territory.
deDer Hund markierte sein Revier. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
The dog is marking its territory.
ruСобака метит территорию. — marafon
deDer Hund markiert sein Revier. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Translations
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Origin
Inherited from Middle English territorie, from Latin territōrium.Inherited from Middle English territorie, from Latin territōrium.
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Forms
plural: territories| Singular | territory |
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regular
Synonyms
4 synonymsWord family
21 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.