Northern Territory

noun

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

Northern Territory

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)

Example Sentences

More than 600 calls to emergency services failed last Thursday, primarily coming from South Australia, Western Australia and the Northern Territory.

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"Finally, we wish to express our profound thanks to the Northern Territory Police for the support and continuing efforts to investigate our son's murder."

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The death will be subject to investigation by the Northern Territory Coroner, officials added.

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However, the Northern Territory's "no body, no parole" legislation mean Murdoch will not be eligible for parole if he refuses to help police locate Mr Falconio's remains.

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Burt, who was captured in the 1980s in the Northern Territory's Reynolds River, was described by Crocasourus Cove as having a "bold" personality.

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