territory

  1. Noun.  A large extent or tract of land; a region; a country; a district.
  2. Noun.  A geographic area under control of a single governing entity such as state or municipality; an area whose borders are determined by the scope of political power rather than solely by natural features such as rivers and ridges.
  3. Noun.  (zoology) An area that an animal of a particular species consistently defends against its conspecifics.
  4. Noun.  (rfdef, lang en) .

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