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territorial [ˌtɛrɪˈtɔːrɪəl] adj 1. of or relating to a territory or territories 2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) restricted to or owned by a particular territory the Indian territorial waters 3. local or regional 4. (Military) pertaining to a territorial army, providing a reserve of trained men for use in emergency territorially adv Territorial [ˌtɛrɪˈtɔːrɪəl] n
(Military) a member of a territorial army, esp the British Army's Territorial and Volunteer Reserve ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Translations territorial [ˌterɪˈtɔːrɪəl] A. ADJ → territorial Territorial Army → ejército m de reserva territorial waters → aguas fpl jurisdiccionales or territoriales B. N (Brit) → reservista m TERRITORIAL ARMY La organización británica Territorial Army o TA es un ejército de reserva formado exclusivamente por voluntarios civiles que reciben entrenamiento militar en su tiempo libre y están disponibles para ayudar al ejército profesional en tiempos de guerra o crisis. Como compensación por sus servicios, los voluntarios reciben una paga. En Estados Unidos el equivalente es la llamada National Guard. territorial [ˌtɛrɪˈtɔːriəl] adj [dispute, claim, gain] → territorial(e) (relating to animals) [behaviour] → de défense de son territoire; [animal] → qui a l'instinct de territoire to have territorial instincts → avoir l'instinct de territoire Territorial Army n (British) the Territorial Army → l'armée f territoriale territorial waters npl → eaux fpl territoriales territorial adj → territorial; territorial sovereignty → Gebietshoheit f; territorial integrity → territoriale Unverletzlichkeit; territorial possessions → Territorialbesitz m; territorial rights → Hoheitsrechte pl; territorial behaviour (of animal) → Revierverhalten nt; a strongly territorial bird → ein Vogel mit ausgeprägtem Territorial- or Revierverhalten n (esp Brit) Territorial → Soldat m → der Heimatschutztruppe; the Territorials (Brit) → die Heimatschutztruppe territorial [ˌtɛrɪˈtɔːrɪəl] 1. adj → territoriale 2. n Territorial (Brit) (soldier) → soldato della milizia territoriale territorial [ˌtɛrɪˈtɔːrɪəl] 1. adj → territoriale 2. n Territorial (Brit) (soldier) → soldato della milizia territoriale How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| To strengthen, perpetuate, and extend this interest was the object for which the insurgents would rend the Union, even by war; while the government claimed no right to do more than to restrict the territorial enlargement of it. The great capital of this association; their long established system; their hereditary influence over the Indian tribes; their internal organization, which makes every thing go on with the regularity of a machine; and the low wages of their people, who are mostly Canadians, give them great advantages over the American traders: nor is it likely the latter will ever be able to maintain any footing in the land, until the question of territorial right is adjusted between the two countries. While our family has followed the general human law in the matter just mentioned, it forms a marked exception to the rule that so absolutely controls all of white blood, on this continent, in what relates to immigration and territorial origin. |
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