noun
1 area of land that belongs to one country, etc.
ADJECTIVE
▪ vast
▪ new
▪
The explorers set off to conquer new territories.
▪ former
▪
former French territories
▪ neighbouring/neighboring , surrounding
▪ home , national
▪ alien , foreign , overseas
▪ enemy , hostile
▪ friendly
▪ neutral
▪ colonial , dependent ( esp. BrE ), trust ( esp. BrE )
▪
a UN trust ~ administered by New Zealand
▪ sovereign
▪
Troops were stationed on sovereign German ~.
▪ annexed , conquered , lost , occupied
▪
a town in British-occupied ~
▪ contested , disputed
▪ familiar , home ( both figurative )
▪
The writer is back on home ~ with his latest novel.
▪ uncharted , unexplored , unfamiliar , unknown , virgin ( all often figurative )
▪ dangerous ( often figurative )
VERB + TERRITORY
▪ hold
▪ annex , capture , conquer , invade , occupy , recapture , take
▪ control , govern , rule
▪
The ~ had been controlled by Azerbaijan for many years.
▪ cede , surrender
▪ lose
▪ enter , stray into
▪
The soldiers strayed into hostile ~.
▪ leave
▪ settle
▪
The ~ was never densely settled.
▪ stake out ( often figurative )
▪
The parties have been staking out their ~ on education.
▪ chart , explore , map out ( all often figurative )
▪
Tired of writing detective novels, she began to explore new ~.
▪ cover ( often figurative )
▪
Many books have covered this ~ before.
2 of an animal
ADJECTIVE
▪ breeding , nesting
VERB + TERRITORY
▪ defend , patrol , protect
▪ establish , mark , mark out
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The male establishes a ~ and attracts a female.