territory

Noun
Synonyms: districtterritorial dominiondominionsoil

WordNet 3.0

Noun (3)

  1. a region marked off for administrative or other purposesSynonyms: districtterritorial dominiondominion
  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”Synonyms: soil
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Territory \Ter"ri*to*ry\, n.; pl. Territories. [L. territorium, from terra the earth: cf. F. territoire. See Terrace.]

1.A large extent or tract of land; a region; a country; a district. [1913 Webster]

He looked, and saw wide territory spread Before him— towns, and rural works between. --Milton.[1913 Webster]

2.The extent of land belonging to, or under the dominion of, a prince, state, or other form of government; often, a tract of land lying at a distance from the parent country or from the seat of government; as, the territory of a State; the territories of the East India Company. [1913 Webster]

3.In the United States, a portion of the country not included within the limits of any State, and not yet admitted as a State into the Union, but organized with a separate legislature, under a Territorial governor and other officers appointed by the President and Senate of the United States. In Canada, a similarly organized portion of the country not yet formed into a Province. [1913 Webster]

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