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

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

The cyclone was travelling towards the Northern Territory for the past few days and was expected to make landfall as a category 2 tropical cyclone.

From Barron's • Nov. 21, 2025

He was going to take up country in the Northern Territory.

From Robbery under Arms; a story of life and adventure in the bush and in the Australian goldfields by Boldrewood, Rolf