1. Of or relating to a territory
   "the territorial government of the Virgin Islands"; "territorial claims made by a country"
    
2. (biology) displaying territoriality; defending a territory from intruders
   "territorial behaviour"; "strongly territorial birds"
    
3. Belonging to the territory of any state or ruler
   "territorial rights"

1. (military) nonprofessional soldier member of a territorial military unit
   "The territorial was called up for training exercises twice a year"
    
2. (military) a territorial military unit
   "He served in the territorial reserve for several years before joining the regular army";
   - territorial reserve

Derived forms: territorials

See also: jurisdictional, regional, sectional

Type of: guard, pongo [Brit, informal], soldier

Antonym: exterritorial, nonterritorial

Part of: home reserve, militia, National Guard, reserves, Territorial Army

Encyclopedia: Territorial