TERRITORIAL


Meaning of TERRITORIAL in English

— territorially , adv.

/ter'i tawr"ee euhl, -tohr"-/ , adj.

1. of or pertaining to territory or land.

2. of, pertaining to, associated with, or restricted to a particular territory or district; local.

3. pertaining or belonging to the territory of a state or ruler.

4. (of an animal) characterized by territoriality; defending an area against intruders, esp. of the same species.

5. ( often cap. ) of or pertaining to a territory of the U.S.

6. ( cap. ) Mil. organized on a local basis for home defense: the British Territorial Army.

n.

7. ( cap. ) a member of the British Territorial Army.

8. a soldier in a territorial army.

[ 1615-25; territorialis. See TERRITORY, -AL 1 ]

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