territory
noun
any tract of land; region or district.
territories
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pluralof territory.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Permits for build multifamily dwellings drove the rise, increasing 23.8% during the month, with Ontario leading gains by seven provinces and two territories.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026
The resulting atlas revealed 539 chemically distinct territories, which the researchers named "lipizones."
From Science Daily ● Oct. 13, 2026
And this summer, Meta struck a high-profile $18bn settlement with 48 US states, plus the District of Columbia and three US territories.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
For our family of six, there are always two baskets, dividing the table into loose territories.
From Salon ● Oct. 7, 2026
Koalas, which subsist exclusively on eucalyptus leaves, happily munched their way into new territories.
From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari
