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Word: Territory
Speech Type: Noun
late Middle English: from Latin territorium, from terra ‘land’. The word originally denoted the district surrounding and under the jurisdiction of a town or city, specifically a Roman or provincial city
ˈtɛrɪt(ə)ri
an area of land under the jurisdiction of a ruler or state
Short Definition:area of land under jurisdiction of ruler or state
Examples:- both countries accused the other of encroaching on their territory
- sorties into enemy territory
(especially in the US, Canada, or Australia) an organized division of a country that is not yet admitted to the full rights of a state.
Short Definition:organized division of country that is not yet admitted to full rights of state
an area of knowledge, activity, or experience
Short Definition:area of knowledge or experience
Examples:- the contentious territory of clinical standards
- the way she felt now—she was in unknown territory
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