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[ ter-i-tawr-ee-uhl, -tohr- ] / ˌtɛr ɪˈtɔr i əl, -ˈtoʊr- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR territorial ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectiveof or relating toterritory or land. of, pertaining to, associated with, or restricted to a particular territory or district; local. 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 initial capital letter) of or relating to a territory of the U.S. (initial capital letter)Military. organized on a local basis for home defense: the British Territorial Army. noun(initial capital letter) a member of the British Territorial Army. a soldier in a territorial army. Origin of territorialFrom the Late Latin word territōriālis, dating back to 1615–25. See territory, -al1 OTHER WORDS FROM territorialter·ri·to·ri·al·ly, adverbnon·ter·ri·to·ri·al, adjectivenon·ter·ri·to·ri·al·ly, adverbpre·ter·ri·to·ri·al, adjective qua·si-ter·ri·to·ri·al, adjectivequa·si-ter·ri·to·ri·al·ly, adverbsub·ter·ri·to·ri·al, adjective Words nearby territorialterrific, terrify, terrifying, terrigenous, terrine, territorial, Territorial Army, territorial court, territorialism, territoriality, territorialize Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for territorialTribal, sectarian and territorial conflicts made it a constantly turbulent place, despite the hammer of Ottoman rule. Gertrude of Arabia, the Woman Who Invented Iraq|Clive Irving|June 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST India is a fellow democracy, and, like Japan, feels acutely vulnerable to Chinese territorial and economic expansionism. Mr. Politically Correct Obama, Meet Your Opposite, India’s Mr. Modi|Tunku Varadarajan|May 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST Both countries have supported the territorial integrity of Ukraine without giving Moscow a reason to justify more aggression. Why America Must Stop Comparing Ukraine To World War II|Will Cathcart|March 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST Perhaps he now reckons that once again there will be no serious consequences for his territorial lust. Cut the Baloney on Ukraine|Leslie H. Gelb|March 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
South Sudan's government has been engaged in a territorial struggle against an armed rebellion for weeks. Government Ceasefire Is First Step Towards Peace in South Sudan|John Prendergast, Akshaya Kumar|January 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST From there leads a zone 20 sea miles wide west of 22 degrees 30 minutes eastern longitude into Greek territorial waters. Kelly Miller's History of the World War for Human Rights|Kelly Miller Texas, with the territorial dimensions of an empire, answered the agrarian needs of the slave system. William Lloyd Garrison|Archibald H. Grimke Congress had left these matters to the territorial legislatures. Stephen A. Douglas|Allen Johnson We resolve to cut in between the two, to make the land below Atlantic City, and take advantage of territorial waters. Merchantmen-at-Arms|David W. Bone That depended on the territorial law, the attitude of the people. Children of the Market Place|Edgar Lee Masters
British Dictionary definitions for territorial (1 of 2)
adjectiveof or relating to a territory or territories restricted to or owned by a particular territorythe Indian territorial waters local or regional pertaining to a territorial army, providing a reserve of trained men for use in emergency Derived forms of territorialterritorially, adverbBritish Dictionary definitions for territorial (2 of 2)
nouna member of a territorial army, esp the British Army's Territorial and Volunteer Reserve Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to territorialprovincial, national, sectional, areal |