territorial
of or relating to territory or land.
pertaining or belonging to the territory of a state or ruler.
(of an animal) characterized by territoriality; defending an area against intruders, especially of the same species.
Often Territorial . of or relating to a territory of the United States.
Territorial, Military. organized on a local basis for home defense: the British Territorial Army.
Territorial, a member of the British Territorial Army.
a soldier in a territorial army.
Origin of territorial
1Other words from territorial
- ter·ri·to·ri·al·ly, adverb
- non·ter·ri·to·ri·al, adjective
- non·ter·ri·to·ri·al·ly, adverb
- pre·ter·ri·to·ri·al, adjective
- qua·si-ter·ri·to·ri·al, adjective
- qua·si-ter·ri·to·ri·al·ly, adverb
- sub·ter·ri·to·ri·al, adjective
Words Nearby territorial
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How to use territorial in a sentence
While no individual infant managed to accrue all 25 syllables used by adults, each of the 20 pups learned the 10 syllables from adult males’ territorial and mating songs.
Both bats and humans test out talking as infants | Sara Kiley Watson | August 20, 2021 | Popular-ScienceThe thing is that they’re highly territorial and the males will get together and patrol the boundaries of their territory.
Jane Goodall reveals what studying chimpanzees teaches us about human nature | Sigal Samuel | July 23, 2021 | VoxAnalyzing the origins of this territorial gain places current debates about immigration, the border and even what languages can be taught in schools in a broader perspective.
Every American needs to take a history of Mexico class | Gabriela Laveaga | July 22, 2021 | Washington PostWith only 64 territorial immunization directors in the country, her firing brings the nationwide turnover in immunization directors to nearly 40 percent during the health crisis.
Tennessee has gone “anti-vaccine,” state vaccine chief says after being fired | Beth Mole | July 13, 2021 | Ars TechnicaThey’re female-dominated and don’t exhibit the same territorial behaviors that chimpanzees do.
He signed a commercial deal favorable to South Korea and reached out to Vietnam following recent territorial disputes.
Tribal, sectarian and territorial conflicts made it a constantly turbulent place, despite the hammer of Ottoman rule.
India is a fellow democracy, and, like Japan, feels acutely vulnerable to Chinese territorial and economic expansionism.
Mr. Politically Correct Obama, Meet Your Opposite, India’s Mr. Modi | Tunku Varadarajan | May 17, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBoth countries have supported the territorial integrity of Ukraine without giving Moscow a reason to justify more aggression.
Why America Must Stop Comparing Ukraine To World War II | Will Cathcart | March 10, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTPerhaps he now reckons that once again there will be no serious consequences for his territorial lust.
The name is territorial; and the better opinion is inclined to connect it with Brix, between Cherbourg and Valognes.
King Robert the Bruce | A. F. MurisonSome other stimulus to our territorial recruiting than the fear of invasion will have to be invented in future.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I | Ian HamiltonLike every other English governor, Drury complained of the number of idle men retained by territorial magnates.
Ireland Under the Tudors, Vol. II (of 3) | Richard BagwellAt this moment he even reproaches himself for not having accepted a place in the territorial Bank.
The Nabob | Alphonse DaudetDeputy he would certainly be through the influence of the territorial Bank, at the head of which he stood.
The Nabob | Alphonse Daudet
British Dictionary definitions for territorial (1 of 2)
/ (ˌtɛrɪˈtɔːrɪəl) /
of or relating to a territory or territories
restricted to or owned by a particular territory: the Indian territorial waters
local or regional
pertaining to a territorial army, providing a reserve of trained men for use in emergency
Derived forms of territorial
- territorially, adverb
British Dictionary definitions for Territorial (2 of 2)
/ (ˌtɛrɪˈtɔːrɪəl) /
a member of a territorial army, esp the British Army's Territorial and Volunteer Reserve
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