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- DictionaryTer·ri·to·ry/ˈterəˌtôrē/
noun
- 1. an area of land under the jurisdiction of a ruler or state: "both countries accused the other of encroaching on their territory"
- 2. (especially in the US, Canada, or Australia) an organized division of a country that is not yet admitted to the full rights of a state.
10 hours ago · When the Territory of Hawaii was incorporated on April 30, 1900, Palmyra Atoll was incorporated as part of that territory. When Hawaii became a state in 1959, however, an act of Congress excluded the atoll from the state. Palmyra remained an incorporated territory, but received no new, organized government.
- 22,294.19 km² (8,607.83 sq mi)
- American
4 days ago · Northwest Territories. Northwest Territories, region of northern and northwestern Canada encompassing a vast area of forests and tundra. Throughout most of the 20th century, the territories constituted more than one-third of the area of Canada and reached almost from the eastern to the western extremities of the country, across the roof of the ...
3 days ago · Nunavut, vast territory of northern Canada that stretches across most of the Canadian Arctic. Created in 1999 out of the eastern portion of the Northwest Territories, Nunavut encompasses the traditional lands of the Inuit, the indigenous peoples of Arctic Canada (known as Eskimo in the United States); its name means “Our Land” in Inuktitut ...
May 10, 2024 · Northern Territory is a self-governing territory in Australia, occupying the central section of the northern part of the continent. It is largely tropical in the north and semiarid in the far south.
2 days ago · This is a list of countries and territories by the United Nations geoscheme, including 193 UN member states, two UN observer states (the Holy See and the State of Palestine), two states in free association with New Zealand (the Cook Islands and Niue), and 49 non-sovereign dependencies or territories, as well as Western Sahara (a disputed ...
5 days ago · France has imposed a state of emergency in the French Pacific territory of New Caledonia. The measures imposed on Wednesday for at least 12 days boost security forces’ powers to quell deadly unrest that has left four people dead, erupting after protests over voting reforms.
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4 days ago · noun. the behavior of a male animal that defines and defends its territory. see more. Cite this entry. Style: MLA. "Territoriality." Vocabulary.com Dictionary, Vocabulary.com, https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/territoriality. Accessed 18 May. 2024. Copy citation. Examples from books and articles. loading examples... Word Family. territoriality.
