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territorial
[ ter-i-tawr-ee-uhl, -tohr- ]
adjective
- of or relating to territory or land.
- pertaining or belonging to the territory of a state or ruler.
- (of an animal) characterized by territoriality; defending an area against intruders, especially of the same species.
- Often Territorial. of or relating to a territory of the United States.
- Territorial, Military. organized on a local basis for home defense:
the British Territorial Army.
noun
- Territorial, a member of the British Territorial Army.
- a soldier in a territorial army.
territorial
1/ ˌɛɪˈɔːɪə /
adjective
- of or relating to a territory or territories
- restricted to or owned by a particular territory
the Indian territorial waters
- local or regional
- pertaining to a territorial army, providing a reserve of trained men for use in emergency
Territorial
2/ ˌɛɪˈɔːɪə /
noun
- a member of a territorial army, esp the British Army's Territorial and Volunteer Reserve
Derived Forms
- ˌٱˈٴǰ, adverb
Other Word Forms
- ٱr·ٴ۾·· adverb
- ԴDzt··ٴ۾· adjective
- ԴDzt··ٴ۾··ly adverb
- t··ٴ۾· adjective
- ܲȴ-ٱr·ٴ۾· adjective
- quasi-ٱr·ٴ۾·· adverb
- ܲt··ٴ۾· adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of territorial1
Example Sentences
He also dismissed President Trump's territorial ambitions not just for his country, but Greenland and Panama too.
Even the country’s closest democratic allies and largest trading partners, Canada and Mexico, faced ridicule, seemingly arbitrary import tax rates, and threats of territorial ambition.
Armenia is a landlocked country of 2.7 million people, the smallest in the South Caucasus region, and its borders with neighbouring Azerbaijan and Turkey have been shut for decades due to unresolved territorial disputes.
Germany's defence minister has warned Ukraine not to agree to a deal which involves sweeping territorial concessions in return for a ceasefire with Russia.
He added this shift was probably made in the hope of improving cooperation with the U.S. and to strengthen Vietnam’s territorial claims to several islands in the South China Sea.
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