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territory
Meaning: an area of land under the control of a particular ruler, state, or animal
territory in a sentence
How territory is used in real sentences:
Wolves mark their territory with scent to warn off rival packs nearby.
Once the explorers planted their flag on the shore, they declared the entire coastline their territory.
“On the left, a duke surveyed his territory between a river and a snowy ridge.”
— from the passage Colors Behind the Screen
Synonyms for territory
Other words for territory — domain, region and land — carry the same meaning.
- domain
- region
- land
Where it comes from
From Latin terra 'earth, land'
Word parts
- terr — earth, land
territory: terr (land) + -itory (place of)
Memory hook
TERRA (earth) + TORY — a stretch of earth someone controls.