ter·ri·to·ri·al (t r -tôr - l, -t r -)adj.1. Of or relating to the geographic area under a given jurisdiction: the territorial limits of a country. 2. Relating or restricted to a particular territory; regional: a territorial court. 3. often Territorial Of or relating to an administrative territory: the territorial government of the U.S. Virgin Islands; Whitehorse, the territorial capital of the Yukon. 4. often Territorial Organized for national or home defense: the British Territorial Army. 5. Biology Displaying territoriality; defending a territory from intruders: territorial behavior; a territorial species. n. also Territorial A member of a territorial army.
ter ri·to ri·al·ly adv. |
territorial Adjective
1. of or relating to a territory or territories
2. of or concerned with the ownership and control of an area of land or water: a territorial dispute
3. (of an animal or bird) establishing and defending an area which it will not let other animals or birds into: the baboon is a territorial species
4. of or relating to a territorial army
territorially adv
territoriality n
Territorial Noun
a member of a Territorial Army
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. | territorial - nonprofessional soldier member of a territorial military unithome reserve, National Guard - United States military reserves recruited by the states and equipped by the federal government; subject to call by either Territorial Army - British unit of nonprofessional soldiers organized for the defense of Great Britain soldier - an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army; "the soldiers stood at attention" |
| 2. | territorial - a territorial military unitguard - a military unit serving to protect some place or person militia, reserves - civilians trained as soldiers but not part of the regular army home reserve, National Guard - United States military reserves recruited by the states and equipped by the federal government; subject to call by either Territorial Army - British unit of nonprofessional soldiers organized for the defense of Great Britain |
| Adj. | 1. | territorial - of or relating to a territory; "the territorial government of the Virgin Islands"; "territorial claims made by a country" |
| 2. | territorial - displaying territoriality; defending a territory from intruders; "territorial behavior"; "strongly territorial birds"nonterritorial - not displaying territoriality; "a nonterritorial species" |
| 3. | territorial - belonging to the territory of any state or ruler; "territorial rights"exterritorial, extraterritorial - outside territorial limits or jurisdiction; "fishing in extraterritorial waters"; "enjoying exterritorial privileges and rights" |
Translations
territorial [tɛrɪˈtɔːrɪəl] adj [
boundaries, dispute] →
territorial,
Gebiets-; [
waters] →
Hoheits-