Territorial
adjective
1.
of or relating to territory or land.
2.
of, pertaining to, associated with, or restricted to a particular territory or district; local.
3.
pertaining or belonging to the territory of a state or ruler.
4.
(of an animal) characterized by territoriality; defending an area against intruders, especially of the same species.
5.
(often initial capital letter) of or relating to a territory of the U.S.
6.
(initial capital letter) Military. organized on a local basis for home defense:
the British Territorial Army.
noun
7.
(initial capital letter) a member of the British Territorial Army.
8.
a soldier in a territorial army.
adjective
1.
of or relating to a territory or territories
2.
restricted to or owned by a particular territory: the Indian territorial waters
3.
local or regional
4.
pertaining to a territorial army, providing a reserve of trained men for use in emergency
noun
1.
a member of a territorial army, esp the British Army’s Territorial and Volunteer Reserve
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- Territorialism
[ter-i-tawr-ee-uh-liz-uh m, -tohr-] /ˌtɛr ɪˈtɔr i əˌlɪz əm, -ˈtoʊr-/ noun 1. a principle or system that gives predominance to the landed classes. 2. Also called territorial system. a theory of church policy according to which the supreme ecclesiastical authority is vested in the civil power. territorialism /ˌtɛrɪˈtɔːrɪəlɪzəm/ noun 1. a social system under which the […]
- Territoriality
[ter-i-tawr-ee-al-i-tee, -tohr-] /ˌtɛr ɪˌtɔr iˈæl ɪ ti, -ˌtoʊr-/ noun 1. territorial quality, condition, or status. 2. the behavior of an animal in defining and defending its territory. 3. attachment to or protection of a territory or domain. territoriality /ˌtɛrɪˌtɔːrɪˈælɪtɪ/ noun 1. the state or rank of being a territory 2. the behaviour shown by an […]
- Territorialization
[ter-i-tawr-ee-uh-lahyz, -tohr-] /ˌtɛr ɪˈtɔr i əˌlaɪz, -ˈtoʊr-/ verb (used with object), territorialized, territorializing. 1. to extend by adding new territory. 2. to reduce to the status of a territory. 3. to make territorial. territorialize /ˌtɛrɪˈtɔːrɪəˌlaɪz/ verb (transitive) 1. to make a territory of 2. to place on a territorial basis: the militia was territorialized 3. […]