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

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

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Territorial

Noun

a member of a Territorial Army

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 [tɛrɪˈtɔːrɪəl] adj → territorial

territorial [tɛrɪˈtɔːrɪəl] adj → territorial(e)

territorial [tɛrɪˈtɔːrɪəl] adj [boundaries, dispute] → territorial, Gebiets-; [waters] → Hoheits-

n (Mil) → Soldat m der Territorialarmee

territorial [tɛrɪˈtɔːrɪəl] adj → territoriale