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Definitions of territory
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a territorial possession controlled by a ruling state Scrapingweb Dictionary DB
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an area of knowledge or interest; "his questions covered a lot of territory" Scrapingweb Dictionary DB
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the geographical area under the jurisdiction of a sovereign state; "American troops were stationed on Japanese soil" Wordnet Dictionary DB
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A large extent or tract of land; a region; a country; a district. Webster Dictionary DB
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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. Webster Dictionary DB
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A large tract of land; region; district; entire extent of land and water under the control of one ruler or government: Territory, in the United States, a region, sometimes undeveloped, under a temporary government, that may become a State; as, Alaska Territory. The Winston Simplified Dictionary. By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer. Published 1919.
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The extent of land around or belonging to a city or state: domain: in the United States, a portion of the country not yet admitted as a State into the Union, and still under a provisional government. The american dictionary of the english language. By Daniel Lyons. Published 1899.
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Territorial. The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language. By James Champlin Fernald. Published 1919.
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Tract of land; domain; country. The Clarendon dictionary. By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman. Published 1894.
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A division of the national domain of the United States having a separate government in the expectation that it will become a State. The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language. By James Champlin Fernald. Published 1919.
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Territoryly. The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language. By James Champlin Fernald. Published 1919.
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A district of country; the whole extent of land subject to a state, city, or sovereign prince; any district or division. Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language. By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H. Published 1874.
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