Northern Territory

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noun

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

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Words nearby Northern Territory

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

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How to use Northern Territory in a sentence

Cannon-Brookes is backing the Sun Cable, a massive solar farm planned for the country’s sun-drenched Northern Territory, which has ambitions to send power to Singapore via a long undersea cable.
Tech Billionaire Mike Cannon-Brookes on How Australia Could Become a Renewable Energy Superpower|Amy Gunia|October 7, 2021|Time
Forrest and tech billionaire Mike Cannon-Brookes have invested in the Sun Cable, an ambitious plan to construct one of the world’s largest solar farms in Australia’s Northern Territory, which would send power to Southeast Asia via an undersea cable.
Could the World’s Largest Green Energy Hub Redefine How Companies Work With Indigenous People?|Amy Gunia|July 16, 2021|Time
In Australia’s Northern Territory, a gold miner became infected at a quarantine hotel, then took a charter flight back to the mine.
The Delta variant is forcing parts of Australia back into lockdown|Sara Chodosh|June 29, 2021|Popular-Science
Unconfirmed reports in the French media claimed that the brothers were spotted at a gas station in northern France on Thursday.
France Mourns—and Hunts|Nico Hines, Christopher Dickey|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST

As of Thursday night, the brothers remained on the loose, last seen in northern France.
U.S. Spies See Al Qaeda Fingerprints on Paris Massacre|Shane Harris, Nancy A. Youssef|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
“Altamirano has always been a disputed territory,” said Father Javier.
Mexico’s Priests Are Marked for Murder|Jason McGahan|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
His New Deal Coalition brought together Southerners, Northern ethnic minorities, and urban blacks under the same banner.
Steve Scalise Shows There’s a Fine Line Between Confederate & Southern|Lloyd Green|January 2, 2015|DAILY BEAST
There were stories of distant strife, in Bosnia, Rwanda, and Northern Ireland, and those stories had the whiff of a different era.
The Best Columns of 2014|John Avlon, Errol Louis|December 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He signalized himself by a great victory which he obtained on the banks of the Neva, over the northern powers.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell
Out gets Uncle David, looking brown and healthy after his northern excursion.
Checkmate|Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
If those jaspers flash any part of the roll in the Territory before snowfall, I'll get them.
Raw Gold|Bertrand W. Sinclair
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

British Dictionary definitions for Northern Territory

Northern Territory

noun

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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