'Territories' definitions:
Definition of 'Territories'
From: GCIDE
- Territory \Ter"ri*to*ry\, n.; pl. Territories. [L. territorium, from terra the earth: cf. F. territoire. See Terrace.]
- 1. A large extent or tract of land; a region; a country; a district. [1913 Webster]
- He looked, and saw wide territory spread Before him -- towns, and rural works between. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
- 2. The extent of land belonging to, or under the dominion of, a prince, state, or other form of government; often, a tract of land lying at a distance from the parent country or from the seat of government; as, the territory of a State; the territories of the East India Company. [1913 Webster]
- 3. In the United States, a portion of the country not included within the limits of any State, and not yet admitted as a State into the Union, but organized with a separate legislature, under a Territorial governor and other officers appointed by the President and Senate of the United States. In Canada, a similarly organized portion of the country not yet formed into a Province. [1913 Webster]
Words containing 'Territories'
- Territorial,
- Territoriality,
- Territorialize,
- Territorialized,
- Territorializing,
- Territorially,
- Territoried,
- Territory,
- territorialization,
- New Territory,
- Territorial waters,
- home territory,
- northern territory,
- northwest territories,
- scheduled territories,
- territorial army,
- territorial division,
- territorial dominion,
- territorial reserve,
- territorial sea,
- trust territory,
- yukon territory,
- New Territory, TX