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Territory

noun

(pl. territories)

A region marked off for administrative or other purposes. Synonyms: district, dominion, territorial dominion.

An area of knowledge or interest.

The geographical area under the jurisdiction of a sovereign state. Synonym: soil.

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... tribes is to have their territory surrounded with as wide a belt as possible of waste land. They deem it not only a special mark of valor that every neighboring tribe should be driven to a distance, and that no stranger should dare to reside in their vicinity, but at the same time ...

— The Leading Facts of English History • D.H. Montgomery

... its pretended capital by land. Under these circumstances, Great Britain is called upon to intervene, and give it body and independence by resisting our measures of suppression. British recognition would be British intervention to create within our own territory a hostile state by overthrowing this republic itself." In Mr. Seward's draft a menacing sentence followed these words, but Mr. Lincoln drew his pen ...

— Abraham Lincoln, Vol. I. • John T. Morse

... versus war. In spite of the difficulty of competing with this emotional issue which meant the immediate disposal of millions of lives, it was soon evident that the two issues were running almost neck and neck in the Western territory. ...

— Jailed for Freedom • Doris Stevens

... the senators that the American minister in Mexico had been instructed to negotiate a new treaty with Mexico for the acquisition of additional territory; not that there was a pressing necessity for more land, but for reasons which will be ...

— Building a State in Apache Land • Charles D. Poston

... is dependent (page 8) on ability to isolate, occupy, or otherwise control the territory of the enemy. The sea, though it supplements the resources of land areas, is destitute of many essential requirements of man, and affords no basis, alone, for the secure development of human activities. Land is the natural habitat of man. The sea provides routes of ...

— Sound Military Decision • U.s. Naval War College

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