Northern Territories

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plural noun

a former British protectorate in W Africa; now a part of N Ghana.

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Words nearby Northern Territories

northern pike, Northern Province, Northern Rhodesia, Northern Sotho, Northern Spy, Northern Territories, Northern Territory, northern whiting, Northfield, North Frigid Zone, North Germanic

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How to use Northern Territories in a sentence

Unconfirmed reports in the French media claimed that the brothers were spotted at a gas station in northern France on Thursday.
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As of Thursday night, the brothers remained on the loose, last seen in northern France.
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His New Deal Coalition brought together Southerners, Northern ethnic minorities, and urban blacks under the same banner.
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There were stories of distant strife, in Bosnia, Rwanda, and Northern Ireland, and those stories had the whiff of a different era.
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On the northern side of the Joint Security Area between North and South Korea, there is a village called Kijong-dong (기정동).
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He signalized himself by a great victory which he obtained on the banks of the Neva, over the northern powers.
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Out gets Uncle David, looking brown and healthy after his northern excursion.
Checkmate|Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
It was near the hour, by the time they got there, when David Arden would arrive from his northern point of departure.
Checkmate|Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
The glorious sun was strong in his might, and, like his Maker, warmed the northern world into exuberant life.
The Giant of the North|R.M. Ballantyne
He had two children, a boy and a girl, who inherited the northern and southern ranches in equal shares.
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British Dictionary definitions for Northern Territories

Northern Territories

pl n

a former British protectorate in W Africa, established in 1897; attached to the Gold Coast in 1901; now constitutes the Northern Region of Ghana (since 1957)

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