| 单词 | territory |
| 释义 | territory /ter"i tawr'ee, -tohr'ee/, n. , pl. territories. 1. any tract of land; region or district. 2. the land and waters belonging to or under the jurisdiction of a state, sovereign, etc. 3. any separate tract of land belonging to a state. 4. (often cap.) Govt. a. a region or district of the U.S. not admitted to the Union as a state but having its own legislature, with a governor and other officers appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate. b. some similar district elsewhere, as in Canada and Australia. 5. a field or sphere of action, thought, etc.; domain or province of something. 6. the region or district assigned to a representative, agent, or the like, as for making sales. 7. the area that an animal defends against intruders, esp. of the same species. [1400-50; late ME < L territorium land round a town, district, equiv. to terr(a) land + -i- -I- + -torium -TORY2] Syn. 2. domain, dominion, sovereignty. |
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