noun
a former territory of the U.S.: now in E Oklahoma. About 31,000 sq. mi. (80,000 sq. km).
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How to use Indian Territory in a sentence “Altamirano has always been a disputed territory,” said Father Javier.
The state also elected Republican Nikki Haley, an Indian-American, as governor.
They castigated the captain, a 48-year-old Indonesian, and his rookie copilot, a 24-year-old Indian.
When they invade new territory, populations are low, and the queen has limited mate options.
But there is a messy middle territory between demonization and idealization.
Alessandro turned a grateful look on Ramona as he translated this speech, so in unison with Indian modes of thought and feeling.
The doors (Indian bungalows have hardly any windows, each door being half glass) were open front and back.
Had not this Indian plant been discovered, the whole history of some portions of America would have been far different.
The Indian turned his head, and spoke to some one behind; one after another a score of figures rose.
As he was toiling slowly up a narrow, rocky pass, he suddenly saw an Indian's head peering over the ledge.
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British Dictionary definitions for Indian Territory
noun
the territory established in the early 19th century in present-day Oklahoma, where Indians were forced to settle by the US government. The last remnant was integrated into the new state of Oklahoma in 1907
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