transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈter-ə-ˌtȯr-ē ]
noun
( plural -ries )
Etymology: Middle English, from Latin territorium, literally, land around a town, from terra land — more at terrace
Date: 14th century
1.
a. : a geographic area belonging to or under the jurisdiction of a governmental authority
b. : an administrative subdivision of a country
c. : a part of the United States not included within any state but organized with a separate legislature
d. : a geographic area (as a colonial possession) dependent on an external government but having some degree of autonomy
2.
a. : an indeterminate geographic area
b. : a field of knowledge or interest
3.
a. : an assigned area ; especially : one in which a sales representative or distributor operates
b. : an area often including a nesting or denning site and a variable foraging range that is occupied and defended by an animal or group of animals
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- go with the territory