territory

territory
ter|ri|to|ry
W2 [ˈterıtəri US -to:ri] n plural territories
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1¦(government/military)¦
2¦(type of land)¦
3¦(animal)¦
4¦(new or familiar experience)¦
5¦(business)¦
6 come/go with the territory
7¦(land that is not a state)¦
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[Date: 1300-1400; : Latin; Origin: territorium 'land around a town', from terra; TERRACE]
1.) ¦(GOVERNMENT/MILITARY)¦ [U and C]
land that is owned or controlled by a particular country, ruler, or military force
▪ Hong Kong became Chinese territory in 1997.
occupied/enemy/disputed/hostile territory
▪ The plane was flying over enemy territory.
2.) ¦(TYPE OF LAND)¦[U]
land of a particular type
uncharted/unexplored territory
▪ an expedition through previously unexplored territory
3.) ¦(ANIMAL)¦ [U and C]
the area that an animal, bird etc regards as its own and will defend against other animals
▪ A tiger has a large territory to defend.
▪ A dog uses urine to mark its territory .
4.) ¦(NEW OR FAMILIAR EXPERIENCE)¦[U]
a particular area of experience or knowledge
new/unfamiliar/uncharted territory
▪ The company is moving into unfamiliar territory with this new software.
▪ Actor Patrick Bergin returns to more familiar territory to play a menacing killer.
5.) ¦(BUSINESS)¦ [U and C]
an area in a town, country etc that someone is responsible for as part of their job, especially someone whose job is to sell products
▪ a sales territory
6.) come/go with the territory
to be a natural and accepted part of a particular job, situation, place etc
▪ I'm a cop - getting shot at goes with the territory.
7.) ¦(LAND THAT IS NOT A STATE)¦
land that belongs to the United States, Canada etc but that is not a state
▪ the US territory of Guam

Dictionary of contemporary English. 2013.

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