territory

«territory» in Mova's school dictionary: an area of land that belongs to or is ruled by a country… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (a territory, territories; territory — uncountable)

meaning for a pupil

1) A territory is an area of land that belongs to or is ruled by a country or a ruler. tree →

2) In some countries (Australia, Canada) a territory is a part of the country with its own government, but not a full state or province, like the Northern Territory or Yukon. tree →

3) An animal's territory is the area it lives in and defends from others. tree →

4) Territory can mean an area of knowledge or experience: «new territory». tree →

sense in the lessons

In geography and history lessons pupils learn about territories on maps: the Australian Capital Territory, the Northern Territory, Canada's Northwest Territories, Yukon and Nunavut. In science, many animals (robins, lions, wolves) mark and defend their territory with songs, scent or fights. Phrases: «enemy territory», «defend its territory», «new territory», «unknown territory».

examples

• The robin sings to defend its territory. tree →
• Darwin is in the Northern Territory. tree →
• Canada has three territories and ten provinces. tree →
• Lions mark their territory with scent. tree →
• The explorers entered unknown territory. tree →
• Dogs bark when strangers come into their territory. tree →
• The country claimed the island as its territory. tree →
• When, therefore, they sighted the Argo from afar they armed themselves and rushed to the shore, determined to repel any invasion of their territory. tree →

note

Plural: territories (y → ies). Adjective: territorial («territorial animals»). Capital letters for names: the Northern Territory. A territory is smaller in power than a state in Australia.

In the corpora

• Woodpeckers hammer wood up to about 20 times a second to find grubs, dig nests and drum to claim a territory.
• A tiger needs a large territory, so saving tigers also saves big areas of forest and all the animals in it.
• Gulls have many calls; the loud long call with the head thrown back claims a territory.
• Many animals guard their territory, such as a dog behind its own fence or gate.
• France uses 12 time zones, more than any other country, if its overseas territories are counted.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «territory» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.