Definition of territory

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Territory (n.) 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..

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Marquisate :: Marquisate (n.) The seigniory, dignity, or lordship of a marquis; the territory governed by a marquis..
Territorial :: Territorial (a.) Of or pertaining to territory or land; as, territorial limits; territorial jurisdiction..
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..
Kansas :: Kansas (n. pl.) A tribe of Indians allied to the Winnebagoes and Osages. They formerly inhabited the region which is now the State of Kansas, but were removed to the Indian Territory..
Parish :: Parish (n.) An ecclesiastical society, usually not bounded by territorial limits, but composed of those persons who choose to unite under the charge of a particular priest, clergyman, or minister; also, loosely, the territory in which the members of a congregation live..
Integrity :: Integrity (n.) The state or quality of being entire or complete; wholeness; entireness; unbroken state; as, the integrity of an empire or territory..
Archduchy :: Archduchy (n.) The territory of an archduke or archduchess.
Cheyennes :: Cheyennes (n. pl.) A warlike tribe of indians, related to the blackfeet, formerly inhabiting the region of Wyoming, but now mostly on reservations in the Indian Territory. They are noted for their horsemanship..
Planter :: Planter (n.) A colonist in a new or uncultivated territory; as, the first planters in Virginia..
Kingdom :: Kingdom (n.) The territory or country subject to a king or queen; the dominion of a monarch; the sphere in which one is king or has control.
Exclave :: Exclave (n.) A portion of a country which is separated from the main part and surrounded by politically alien territory.
Seigniory :: Seigniory (n.) The territory over which a lord holds jurisdiction; a manor.
Reign :: Reign (n.) The territory or sphere which is reigned over; kingdom; empire; realm; dominion.
Banat :: Banat (n.) The territory governed by a ban.
Dukedom :: Dukedom (n.) The territory of a duke.
Chinook :: Chinook (n.) A warm westerly wind from the country of the Chinooks, sometimes experienced on the slope of the Rocky Mountains, in Montana and the adjacent territory..
Territorialize :: Territorialize (v. t.) To enlarge by extension of territory.
Enclave :: Enclave (n.) A tract of land or a territory inclosed within another territory of which it is independent. See Exclave.
Reconnaissance :: Reconnaissance (n.) An examination of a territory, or of an enemy's position, for the purpose of obtaining information necessary for directing military operations; a preparatory expedition..
Intraterritorial :: Intraterritorial (a.) Within the territory or a territory.
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