Northern Territory

American  

noun

1. a territory in N Australia. 523,620 sq. mi. (1,356,175 sq. km). Darwin.

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Northern Territory British  

noun

1. an administrative division of N central Australia, on the Timor and Arafura Seas: the Arunta Desert lies in the east, the Macdonnell Ranges in the south, and Arnhem Land in the north (containing Australia's largest Aboriginal reservation); the Ashmore and Cartier Islands constitute a separate Australian External Territory. Capital: Darwin. Pop: 198 700 (2003 est). Area: 1 347 525 sq km (520 280 sq miles)

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Example Sentences

"When you look at the prison system in the Northern Territory, it is nearly always 100% Aboriginal children and nearly every single one of those children came out of the child protection system," says Liddle.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

Northern Territory Police Acting Commander Mark Grieve on Monday told media investigators want to speak with 47-year-old Jefferson Lewis, who was staying at the camp and vanished around the same time.

From BBC • Apr. 26, 2026

They include seeking exposure to Santos’s Narrabri gas project, along with conventional gas and liquids opportunities in the Northern Territory, Queensland and Western Australia.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 22, 2026

The "very destructive core" of the cyclone has moved away from the Northern Territory, but heavy rain and winds will persist Sunday, Bureau of Meteorology forecaster Angus Hines said.

From Barron's • Nov. 22, 2025

He had been for many years pioneering in the Northern Territory, the other side of the sun-down—a regular "furthest-out man"—and this assured his reputation among station-hands who award rank according to amount of experience.

From Three Elephant Power and Other Stories by Paterson, A. B. (Andrew Barton)