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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As people move deeper and deeper into ecosystems and territories where few, if any, had lived before, they risk interacting with pathogens that were previously confined.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026
Ukraine, Lebanon and the Palestinian territories account for the majority of incidents in 2026.
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
But individual ticks are capable of carrying more than one disease simultaneously, and as their territories proliferate, healthcare professionals are warning Americans to pay attention to strange symptoms.
From Slate ● Aug. 6, 2026
It also has the widest geographic presence with facilities in half of all Indian states and union territories.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
Many settlers on the borders of Indigenous territories believed that the newly created, professional US military might not support their interests.
From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz
