Definition of territorial Territorial

/tɛˌɹɪtɔˈɹiʌl/ - [teritoreeul] - ter•ri•to•ri•al

We found 14 definitions of territorial from 5 different sources.

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What does territorial mean?

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WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: territorials

territorial - a territorial military unit
  territorial reserve
  guard a position on a basketball team
  reserves, militia civilians trained as soldiers but not part of the regular army
  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 - nonprofessional soldier member of a territorial military unit
  soldier a wingless sterile ant or termite having a large head and powerful jaws adapted for defending the colony
  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

Adjective

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"
  jurisdictional restricted to the geographic area under a particular jurisdiction; "the jurisdictional limits of a state"
  regional related or limited to a particular region; "a regional dialect"
territorial - displaying territoriality; defending a territory from intruders; "territorial behavior"; "strongly territorial birds"
  biological science, biology the science that studies living organisms
territorial - of or relating to a territory; "the territorial government of the Virgin Islands"; "territorial claims made by a country"
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • territorial (a.)
    Of or pertaining to territory or land; as, territorial limits; territorial jurisdiction.
  • territorial (a.)
    Limited to a certain district; as, right may be personal or territorial.
  • territorial (a.)
    Of or pertaining to all or any of the Territories of the United States, or to any district similarly organized elsewhere; as, Territorial governments.

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  • territorial
    Of or relating to a territory.

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