26984 words

territory

10 definitions • 18 examples
1
(an area of) land, or sometimes sea, that is considered as belonging to or connected with a particular country or person:

Examples:

He was shot down in enemy territory.
The UN is sending aid to the occupied territories.
2
(especially in Australia, Canada, and the United States) a large area that has some local government but fewer rights than a province or a state :

Examples:

Here are some top tips for travel in Canada's Yukon Territory.
Puerto Rico, an island in the Caribbean Sea, has been a territory of the United States since 1898.
Australia's Northern Territory (NT) could become the country's seventh state.
3
an area that an animal or person tries to control or thinks belongs to them:

Examples:

The robin keeps other birds off that part of the garden - that's his territory.
4
a subject that you know about or have experience in:

Examples:

The director is back on familiar territory with his latest film.
5
an area of land, sea, or space, esp. when it belongs to or is connected with a particular country, person, or animal:

Examples:

[ U ] Maryland gave up territory to form Washington, DC.
[ C ] The UN is sending aid to the occupied territories.
6
an area of a town, country, etc. that someone has responsibility for in their job:

Examples:

A salesman's failure to achieve apparently realistic targets might be due to a change in the size of his territory.
Europe has been very fertile territory for our products.
7

Examples:

The island is a territory of Australia.
The four new oil contracts will amount to a half billion dollars worth of foreign investment in their territory.
8
an area of knowledge or activity:

Examples:

This is a territory that lies somewhere between mainstream sport and video games.
Online selling was new territory for us.
9
the general level of a price, amount, value, etc.:

Examples:

10
something always or often happens in a particular situation and you must accept it:

Examples:

It is never easy to accept criticism, but it comes with the territory.

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