territory

[US]/ˈterətri/
[UK]/ˈterətɔːri/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. territory, domain, region, realm, scope.

Phrases & Collocations

colonial territory

sovereign territory

territory expansion

territory control

unclaimed territory

national territory

northern territory

territory development department

sales territory

yukon territory

indian territory

foul territory

trust territory

capital territory

northwest territory

Example Sentences

the territory of historical research.

the territory of a marquis

here the produce of this extensive territory concentres.

the contentious territory of clinical standards.

the territories of the Holy Roman Empire.

A third of the territory was ceded to France.

Yeats divagated into Virgil's territory only once.

territories encompassing high moor and upland.

territory controlled by trigger-happy bandits.

a territory that has a voice, but not a vote, in Congress.

Although officially a dependent territory the island is effectively autonomous.

The territory is under United Nations trusteeship.

the captured territory was one of the main areas of contention between the two countries.

territories that had been incorporated into the Japanese Empire.

100,000 cattle were overlanded out of the Territory annually.

the Church overreached itself in securing a territory that would prove impossible to hold.

the army's refusal to withdraw from the territory was the trigger point for military action.

Real-world Examples

They annexed the conquered territory to their country.

Source: High-frequency vocabulary in daily life

Greenland is an autonomous territory of Denmark.

Source: The Chronicles of Novel Events

Hippos are quite aggressive when protecting their territory!

Source: National Geographic (Children's Section)

Neither of us seeks the territory of the other.

Source: New Concept English: Vocabulary On-the-Go, Book Three.

This was Nazi controlled territory during World War II.

Source: CNN Selected August 2015 Collection

Donald trump is venturing into uncharted territory.

Source: BBC Listening Collection December 2017

And they're now trying to take this territory back.

Source: NPR News February 2018 Compilation

You know, this is uncharted territory for both of us.

Source: The Big Bang Theory Season 10

We reach territories all over the world.

Source: The Life Philosophy of Stars (Bilingual Selection)

The authorities say this is indigenous territory.

Source: Environment and Science

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