territorial

(tĕr'ĭ-tôr'ē-əl, -tōr'-)
adj.

1. Of or relating to the geographic area under a given jurisdiction: the territorial limits of a country.
2. Relating or restricted to a particular territory; regional: a territorial court.
3. often Territorial Of or relating to an administrative territory: the territorial government of the U.S. Virgin Islands; Whitehorse, the territorial capital of the Yukon.
4. often Territorial Organized for national or home defense: the British Territorial Army.
5. Biology. Displaying territoriality; defending a territory from intruders: territorial behavior; a territorial species.

n. also Territorial
A member of a territorial army.

territorially ter'ri·to'ri·al·ly adv.

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adjective

Relating to or restricted to a particular territory: regional, sectional. See territory.

adj. of or relating to the ownership of an area of land or sea: territorial disputes.

n. Territorial

(in the UK) a member of the Territorial Army.

See the Introduction, Abbreviations and Pronunciation for further details.

For a list of words related to territorial, see:

• Dominant, Stubborn, Proud, or Confident

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See words rhyming with "territorial."

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - territorial
n. - soldat i territorialhæren, landeværnet

idioms:

• territorial waters    territorialfarvand

Nederlands (Dutch)
territoriaal, soldaat van the Territorial Army

Français (French)
adj. - (Géog, Pol) territorial, régional, de l'armée territoriale
n. - (GB, Mil) membre de l'armée territoriale

idioms:

• territorial waters    eaux territoriales

Deutsch (German)
adj. - Territorial-, territorial, Grund-, Hoheits-
n. - Angehöriger der Territorialarmee

idioms:

• territorial waters    Hoheitsgewässer

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - εδαφικός, τοπικός, χωρικός, κτηματικός
n. - εθνοφύλακας, εθνοφρουρός

idioms:

• territorial waters    χωρικά ύδατα

Italiano (Italian)
territoriale, membro della milizia territoriale

idioms:

• territorial waters    acque territoriali

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - territorial, relativo ao estado ou distrito
n. - soldado (m) do exército territorial

idioms:

• territorial waters    águas territoriais

Русский (Russian)
территориальный

idioms:

• territorial waters    территориальные воды

Español (Spanish)
adj. - territorial
n. - territorial, soldado de la segunda reserva

idioms:

• territorial waters    aguas jurisdiccionales

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - territorial-, territoriell, territorie-, land-, jord-
n. - soldat i brittiska arméreserven

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
领土的, 地方的, 土地的, 地方自卫队士兵

idioms:

• territorial waters    领海

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 領土的, 地方的, 土地的
n. - 地方自衛隊士兵

idioms:

• territorial waters    領海

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 영토의, 지방의, 지역적인
n. - 지방 수비병, 국토 의용군 사병

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 土地の, 領土の, 地方の, 地域的な, 地方守備の, 準州の
n. - 国防義勇軍兵士, 地方守備隊員

idioms:

• territorial waters    領海

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) أقليمي, محلي (الاسم) جندي في وحدة عسكريه اقليميه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮של שטח, של חבל-ארץ מסוים, טריטוריאלי, מוכן להגן על השטח שלו, של איזור מסוים‬
n. - ‮חבר במשמר המתנדבים האזרחי (בריטניה)‬

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