territorynoun [ C or U ]
uk/ˈter.ɪ.tər.i/us/ˈter.ə.tɔːr.i/territory noun [ C or U ] (AREA)
B2 (an area of) land, or sometimes sea, that is considered as belonging to or connected with a particular country or person:
He was shot down in enemy territory.
The UN is sending aid to the occupied territories.
B2 an area that an animal or person tries to control or thinks belongs to them:
The robin keeps other birds off that part of the garden - that's his territory.
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- We can't afford to make any false moves once we're in enemy territory.
- The planes fly low across enemy territory.
- Missiles have been launched from their pads deep in enemy territory.
- The government prohibits the passage of foreign troops and planes across its territory.
- For years the two nations battled over territory.
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Geography: areas of land in general
- area
- circuit
- country
- curtilage
- dry land
- enclosure
- fiefdom
- interfluve
- interior
- lot
- orography
- parcel
- patch
- plot
- pocket handkerchief
- polder
- region
- swathe
- sweep
- terrain
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territory noun [ C or U ] (SUBJECT)
C2 a subject that you know about or have experience in:
The director is back on familiar territory with his latest film.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Habitual and customary
- accustomed
- all in a day's work idiom
- as a (general) rule idiom
- as a matter of course idiom
- as per usual/normal idiom
- expect
- more
- more often than not idiom 1
- more often than not
- natural
- naturally
- nine
- prevail
- pro forma
- rule
- rule
- surprise
- surprise, surprise idiom
- trad
- usu
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Idiom(s)
go/come with the territory