Territorial
[,terɪ'tɔːrɪəl] or [,tɛrə'tɔrɪəl]
Definition
(noun.) a territorial military unit.
(noun.) nonprofessional soldier member of a territorial military unit.
(adj.) belonging to the territory of any state or ruler; 'territorial rights' .
(adj.) displaying territoriality; defending a territory from intruders; 'territorial behavior'; 'strongly territorial birds' .
(adj.) of or relating to a territory; 'the territorial government of the Virgin Islands'; 'territorial claims made by a country' .
Checker: Patty--From WordNet
Definition
(a.) Of or pertaining to territory or land; as, territorial limits; territorial jurisdiction.
(a.) Limited to a certain district; as, right may be personal or 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.
Typist: Nelly
Examples
- The company was soon swamped with propositions for sale of territorial rights and with other negotiations, and some of these were accompanied by the offer of very large sums of money. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- It is a mistake to imagine that those territorial jurisdictions took their origin from the feudal law. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- THE year 1847 marked a period of great territorial acquisition by the American people, with incalculable additions to their actual and potential wealth. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- The Army of the Potomac was a separate command and had no territorial limits. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- A very interesting Pan-Slavic conference held at Prague foreshadowed many of the territorial readjustments of 1919. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
Edited by Lilian