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Definitions of territory

1. a territorial possession controlled by a ruling state Scrapingweb Dictionary DB

2. an area of knowledge or interest; "his questions covered a lot of territory" Scrapingweb Dictionary DB

3. the geographical area under the jurisdiction of a sovereign state; "American troops were stationed on Japanese soil" Wordnet Dictionary DB

4. A large extent or tract of land; a region; a country; a district. Webster Dictionary DB

5. 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

6. 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.

7. 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.

8. Territorial. The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language. By James Champlin Fernald. Published 1919.

9. Tract of land; domain; country. The Clarendon dictionary. By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman. Published 1894.

10. 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.

11. Territoryly. The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language. By James Champlin Fernald. Published 1919.

12. 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.

Usage examples for territory

1. After his death, Roman entered the territory of Galitch, not as an elected duke, but as a conqueror at the head of an army, and treated the dukedom as a conquest. – The Story of Russia by R. Van Bergen

2. The German officers evidently kept informed of our progress and had a general idea of the territory which had been covered. – The Victory At Sea by William Sowden Sims Burton J. Hendrick