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

Tropical Cyclone Fina loomed off the coast of the Northern Territory for several days before rapidly intensifying to a category 3 storm.

From Barron's

"Our focus is very much on the Northern Territory. Our focus is on Darwin."

From Barron's

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

From BBC

"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."

From BBC

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

From BBC