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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Line :: Line (n.) The exterior limit of a figure, plat, or territory; boundary; contour; outline..
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..
Electorality :: Electorality (n.) The territory or dignity of an elector; electorate.
Seignioralty :: Seignioralty (n.) The territory or authority of a seignior, or lord..
Command :: Command (n.) A body of troops, or any naval or military force or post, or the whole territory under the authority or control of a particular officer..
Dominion :: Dominion (n.) That which is governed; territory over which authority is exercised; the tract, district, or county, considered as subject; as, the dominions of a king. Also used figuratively; as, the dominion of the passions..
District :: District (n.) A division of territory; a defined portion of a state, town, or city, etc., made for administrative, electoral, or other purposes; as, a congressional district, judicial district, land district, school district, etc..
Beylic :: Beylic (n.) The territory ruled by a bey.
Landmark :: Landmark (n.) A mark to designate the boundary of land; any , mark or fixed object (as a marked tree, a stone, a ditch, or a heap of stones) by which the limits of a farm, a town, or other portion of territory may be known and preserved..
Osages :: Osages (n. pl.) A tribe of southern Sioux Indians, now living in the Indian Territory..
Extraterritorial :: Extraterritorial (a.) Beyond the limits of a territory or particular jurisdiction; exterritorial.
Dukedom :: Dukedom (n.) The territory of a duke.
Territoried :: Territoried (a.) Possessed of territory.
Garrison :: Garrison (v. t.) To secure or defend by fortresses manned with troops; as, to garrison a conquered territory..
#NAME? :: -ion () A noun suffix denoting act, process, result of an act or a process, thing acted upon, state, or condition; as, revolution, the act or process of revolving; construction, the act or process of constructing; a thing constructed; dominion, territory ruled over; subjection, state of being subject; dejection; abstraction..
Ground :: Ground (n.) Any definite portion of the earth's surface; region; territory; country. Hence: A territory appropriated to, or resorted to, for a particular purpose; the field or place of action; as, a hunting or fishing ground; a play ground..
Intraterritorial :: Intraterritorial (a.) Within the territory or a territory.
Spyboat :: Spy (n.) A person sent secretly into an enemy's camp, territory, or fortifications, to inspect his works, ascertain his strength, movements, or designs, and to communicate such intelligence to the proper officer..
Boundary :: Boundary (n.) That which indicates or fixes a limit or extent, or marks a bound, as of a territory; a bounding or separating line; a real or imaginary limit..
Landscape :: Landscape (n.) A portion of land or territory which the eye can comprehend in a single view, including all the objects it contains..
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