territory (n.)

  1. a region marked off for administrative or other purposes

    [ Syn: district , territorial dominion , dominion ]

  2. an area of knowledge or interest; his questions covered a lot of territory'

  3. the geographical area under the jurisdiction of a sovereign state; American troops were stationed on Japanese soil

    [ Syn: soil ]

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