Noun: territory 'tehr-u,to-ree [N. Amer], 'te-ru-t(u-)ree [Brit]
- A region marked off for administrative or other purposes
"The sales team covered a large territory in the southwest";
- district, territorial dominion, dominion
- The geographical area under the jurisdiction of a sovereign state
"American troops were stationed on Japanese territory";
- soil
- An area of knowledge or interest
"his questions covered a lot of territory"
Derived forms: territories
Type of: area, geographic area, geographic region, geographical area, geographical region, region
Encyclopedia: Territory