territorial

ter·ri·to·ri·al  (tr-tôr-l, -tr-)

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.

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terri·tori·al·ly adv.

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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

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Territorial [ˌtɛrɪˈtɔːrɪəl]

n

(Military) a member of a territorial army, esp the British Army's Territorial and Volunteer Reserve

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	territorial - nonprofessional soldier member of a territorial military unit armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker" 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 soldier - an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army; "the soldiers stood at attention"
	2.	territorial - a territorial military unit territorial reserve armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker" guard - 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" biological science, biology - the science that studies living organisms 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 [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

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territorial [ˌtɛrɪˈtɔːrɪəl]

1. adj → territoriale

2. n Territorial (Brit) (soldier) → soldato della milizia territoriale