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What does territory mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word territory? Here's what it means.

Noun
  1. A large extent or tract of land; a region; a country; a district.
  2. (Canada) One of three of Canada's federated entities, located in the country's Arctic, with fewer powers than a province and created by an act of Parliament rather than by the Constitution: Yukon, Northwest Territories, and Nunavut.
  3. 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.
  4. (ecology) An area that an animal of a particular species consistently defends against its conspecifics.
  5. (game) The part of the playing field or board over which a player or team has control.
  6. A geographic area that a person or organization is responsible for in the course of work.
  7. A location or logical space which someone owns or controls.
  8. A market segment or scope of professional practice over which an organization or type of practitioner has exclusive rights.
  9. An area of subject matter, knowledge, or experience.
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