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Definition of territory

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Territory (n.) 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..

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Lordship :: Lordship (n.) Seigniory; domain; the territory over which a lord holds jurisdiction; a manor.

Territorialize :: Territorialize (v. t.) To reduce to the condition of a territory.

Command :: Command (n.) A body of troops, or any naval or military force or post, or the whole territory under the authority or control of a particular officer..

Redoubt :: Redoubt (n.) A small, and usually a roughly constructed, fort or outwork of varying shape, commonly erected for a temporary purpose, and without flanking defenses, -- used esp. in fortifying tops of hills and passes, and positions in hostile territory..

District :: District (n.) A division of territory; a defined portion of a state, town, or city, etc., made for administrative, electoral, or other purposes; as, a congressional district, judicial district, land district, school district, etc..

Township :: Township (n.) The district or territory of a town.

Electorality :: Electorality (n.) The territory or dignity of an elector; electorate.

Territorially :: Territorially (adv.) In regard to territory; by means of territory.

Exclave :: Exclave (n.) A portion of a country which is separated from the main part and surrounded by politically alien territory.

Vassalage :: Vassalage (n.) A territory held in vassalage.

Dominion :: Dominion (n.) That which is governed; territory over which authority is exercised; the tract, district, or county, considered as subject; as, the dominions of a king. Also used figuratively; as, the dominion of the passions..

West :: West (n.) Formerly, that part of the United States west of the Alleghany mountains; now, commonly, the whole region west of the Mississippi river; esp., that part which is north of the Indian Territory, New Mexico, etc. Usually with the definite article..

Empire :: Empire (n.) The dominion of an emperor; the territory or countries under the jurisdiction and dominion of an emperor (rarely of a king), usually of greater extent than a kingdom, always comprising a variety in the nationality of, or the forms of administration in, constituent and subordinate portions; as, the Austrian empire..

Sectional :: Sectional (a.) Of or pertaining to a sections or distinct part of larger body or territory; local.

Enclave :: Enclave (n.) A tract of land or a territory inclosed within another territory of which it is independent. See Exclave.

Extraterritorial :: Extraterritorial (a.) Beyond the limits of a territory or particular jurisdiction; exterritorial.

Duchy :: Duchy (n.) The territory or dominions of a duke; a dukedom.

Precinct :: Precinct (n.) A parish or prescribed territory attached to a church, and taxed for its support..

Appanage :: Appanage (n.) A dependency; a dependent territory.

Section :: Section (n.) A distinct part of a country or people, community, class, or the like; a part of a territory separated by geographical lines, or of a people considered as distinct..