territory Definition

territory
noun territories

1. A stretch of land; a region.
2. The land under the control of a ruler, government or state.

Thesaurus: region, district, domain, area, province, sector, zone, jurisdiction, community, neighbourhood, section.
3. An area of knowledge, interest or activity.

Example: Grammar? That's George's territory
4. An area or district for which a travelling salesman or distributor is responsible.
5. An area which a bird or animal treats as its own and defends against others of the same species.
6. Part of a country (usually a federal state such as the USA, Canada or Australia) with an organized government but without the full rights of a state.

Form: Territory (often)
7. A dependency.

Form: Territory (often)

Etymology: 15c: from Latin territorium the land round a town.