Territory meaning

What does “territory” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“territory” is a noun with 3 meanings. Its most common meaning is: a region marked off for administrative or other purposes.

territory

noun

  1. a region marked off for administrative or other purposes

  2. an area of knowledge or interest

    “his questions covered a lot of territory”

  3. the geographical area under the jurisdiction of a sovereign state

    “American troops were stationed on Japanese soil”

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Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University