Territory - English meaning

noun

A region or part of a town, a country, or the world.

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Rural areas of britain

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A part of the earth’s surface of land and water, or a particular part of a country, city, town, etc.

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An industrial/suburban/mountainous area, this area of the brain is called the cerebral cortex., his…

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A particular part of a place, piece of land, or country

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This is an area of the city where 48% of the properties are rental properties., our goal is to grow…

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A country or area under the full or partial political control of another country and occupied by settlers from that country.

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Japanese forces overran the french colony of indo-china

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A country or area controlled politically by a more powerful country

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An artists’ colony, an ant colony, peru was colonized by the spanish in the 16th century.

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A country or area controlled politically by a more powerful country that is often far away

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Australia and new zealand are former british colonies.

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A nation with its own government, occupying a particular territory.

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The country's increasingly precarious economic position

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An area of land that forms an independent political unit with its own government; a nation considered esp. as a place

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Cuba is my native country, but i now live in florida., i’m spending next weekend in the country wit…

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An area of land that has its own government, army, etc.

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What is the largest country in europe?, sri lanka is my native country, but i've been living in bel…

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A territorial division of some countries, forming the chief unit of local administration.

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One of the most attractive towns in the county

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The largest political division of most states in the us

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Texas is divided into 254 counties.

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A political division of the uk or ireland, forming the largest unit of local government, or the largest political division of a state in the us

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County antrim, a county usually consists of several towns and the rural areas that surround them., …

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A piece of land attached to a manor and retained by the owner for their own use.

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Because labour was cheap, there were ample advantages in cultivating the demesne

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An area of land owned and controlled by someone

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The forest of dean was the king's demesne., the enclosed fields of the manorial lord were known as …

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The land belonging to a manor (= a large country house)

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The enclosed fields of the manorial lord were known as the demesne.

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A country or province controlled by another.

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The islands became dependencies of norway and denmark

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A situation in which you need something or someone and are unable to continue normally without them

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Some parents infantilize young adults and keep them in a permanent state of dependency., we need to…

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An inability to stop doing something harmful, or using something harmful, especially a drug

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Many of the people who come to the clinic have drug or alcohol dependencies., he wrote a memoir abo…

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An area of a country or city, especially one characterized by a particular feature or activity.

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A coal-mining district

verb

Divide into areas.

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The committee districted the city into blocks

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An area of a country, state, or city that has been given fixed borders for official purposes, or one having a particular feature that makes it different from surrounding areas

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The theater district in new york is in midtown manhattan.

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An area of territory owned or controlled by a particular ruler or government.

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The french domains of the plantagenets

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An area of interest or an area over which a person has control

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She treated the business as her private domain., in the public domain these documents are in the pu…

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A set of websites on the internet that end with the same letters, for example .com

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Sovereignty or control.

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Man's attempt to establish dominion over nature

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Control over a country or people, or the land that belongs to a ruler

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[ u ] the collapse of spain’s empire prepared the way for britain’s dominion over the seas.

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Control over a country or people

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Have dominion over god has dominion over (= controls) all his creatures., napoleon dreamed of achie…

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A portion of territory surrounded by a larger territory whose inhabitants are culturally or ethnically distinct.

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They gave troops a week to leave the coastal enclave

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An area that is different from the larger area or country surrounding it, or a group of people who are different from the people living in the surrounding area

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Yorkville was an enclave of german immigrants.

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A part of a country that is surrounded by another country, or a group of people who are different from the people living in the surrounding area

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Campione d'italia is an italian enclave in switzerland.

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An estate of land, especially one held on condition of feudal service; a fee.

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During the eastern zhou royal power declined and there was a concomitant growth in the feudal fiefs…

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An area of land, especially one that is rented and paid for by work

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The stage is his personal fiefdom.

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An area or type of activity that is controlled by someone

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The stage is his personal fiefdom.

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An area of land held by lease.

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He stated he had approximately 180 acres of his own land but also had rented other holdings through…

verb

Grasp, carry, or support with one's hands.

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She was holding a brown leather suitcase

noun

Assets such as property, shares, or cash that a government, company, or person owns

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Holding in sth the government announced that it would replace its gold reserves with holdings in do…

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The part of the earth's surface that is not covered by water.

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The reptiles lay their eggs on land

verb

Put (someone or something) on land from a boat.

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He landed his troops at hastings

noun

A state of germany or austria.

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A second school highlights the distinctive role of regional governments in federal systems, however…

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The state of having, owning, or controlling something.

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She had taken possession of the sofa

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Anything owned

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A state that is controlled and protected by another.

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Panama was juridically a protectorate of the united states

noun

Each of four equal or corresponding parts into which something is or can be divided.

Usage examples:

She cut each apple into quarters

verb

Divide into four equal or corresponding parts.

Usage examples:

Peel and quarter the bananas

noun

An area, especially part of a country or the world having definable characteristics but not always fixed boundaries.

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The equatorial regions

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A particular area or part of a state, country, or the earth’s surface

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Wheat is the major crop of this region., he’s complaining of pain in the lower abdominal region., a…

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A particular area or part of the world, or one of the areas into which a country is divided

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The less-developed regions of the world, coastal regions of the country have much better infrastruc…

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An area or portion that is distinct from others.

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Operations in the southern sector of the north sea

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A part of society that can be separated from other parts because of its own special character

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The farm sector, the nonprofit sector, she works in the private/public sector (= for a business/gov…

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One of the areas of activity that a country's economy is divided into

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The agricultural/industrial/manufacturing sector, the banking/business/financial sector, the it/tec…

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The upper layer of earth in which plants grow, a black or dark brown material typically consisting of a mixture of organic remains, clay, and rock particles.

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Blueberries need very acid soil

verb

Make dirty.

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He might soil his expensive suit

noun

Waste matter, especially sewage containing excrement.

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Hazardous waste includes contaminated soil, paint, solvent residues, asbestos and highly acidic and…

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The particular condition that someone or something is in at a specific time.

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The state of the company's finances

verb

Express something definitely or clearly in speech or writing.

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The report stated that more than 51 per cent of voters failed to participate

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A condition or way of being

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The stable was preserved in its original state., your room is in a terrible state., it's a sad stat…

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An area or stretch of land having a particular characteristic, purpose, or use, or subject to particular restrictions.

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A pedestrian zone

verb

Divide into or assign to zones.

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The park has been zoned into four distinct bioregions, each with its own ecological identity