TERRITORY


Meaning of TERRITORY in English

[noun] - (an area of) esp. land or sea, which is considered as belonging to or connected with a particular country or personHe was shot down in enemy/unknown/uncharted territory. [U]The UN is sending aid to the occupied territories. [C]My sister's bedroom is forbidden territory to the rest of us. [U]The robin keeps other birds off that part of the garden - that's his territory (= the area he tries to control). [U]Children's books are a new territory (= area of activity) for the publisher. [C]Medieval literature is not my territory (= not a subject that I know about). [U]The director is back on familiar territory (= a familiar subject) with his latest film. [U]If you say something goes/comes with the territory, you mean it is an expected fact or result of a particular situation or position.The public attention that famous people get just goes with the territory.

Cambridge English vocab.      Кембриджский английский словарь.