Definition of territorial division Territorial division
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What does territorial division mean?
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| territorial division - a district defined for administrative purposes | ||
| administrative district, administrative division | ||
| district, territorial dominion, dominion, territory a region marked off for administrative or other purposes | ||
| borough an English town that forms the constituency of a member of parliament | ||
| canton a small administrative division of a country | ||
| city people living in a large densely populated municipality; "the city voted for Republicans in 1994" | ||
| commune a body of people or families living together and sharing everything | ||
| country, state, land the territory occupied by a nation; "he returned to the land of his birth"; "he visited several European countries" | ||
| county (United Kingdom) a region created by territorial division for the purpose of local government; "the county has a population of 12,345 people" | ||
| county palatine the territory of a count palatine | ||
| department a specialized sphere of knowledge; "baking is not my department"; "his work established a new department of literature" | ||
| federal district a district set apart as the seat of government of a federation | ||
| reservation, reserve the act of keeping back or setting aside for some future occasion | ||
| school district a district whose public schools are administered together | ||
| shire British breed of large heavy draft horse | ||
| municipality people living in a town or city having local self-government | ||
| prefecture the office of prefect | ||
| province, state the proper sphere or extent of your activities; "it was his province to take care of himself" | ||
| township, town an administrative division of a county; "the town is responsible for snow removal" | ||
| ward block forming a division of a hospital (or a suite of rooms) shared by patients who need a similar kind of care; "they put her in a 4-bed ward" | ||
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