Territory

  • 11territory —    by Kylie Message   In A Thousand Plateaus, Deleuze and Guattari privilege ideas of spatiality (evidenced by the privileged term of plateau ) and the geographies and cartographies of movement, presenting these as an informal antidote to history …

    The Deleuze dictionary

  • 12territory — [[t]te̱rətri, AM tɔːri[/t]] ♦♦ territories 1) N VAR Territory is land which is controlled by a particular country or ruler. The government denies that any of its territory is under rebel control. ...Russian territory. 2) N COUNT A territory is a… …

    English dictionary

  • 13territory — ter|ri|to|ry W2 [ˈterıtəri US to:ri] n plural territories ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(government/military)¦ 2¦(type of land)¦ 3¦(animal)¦ 4¦(new or familiar experience)¦ 5¦(business)¦ 6 come/go with the territory 7¦(land that is not a state)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 14territory — noun 1 area of land that belongs to one country, etc. ADJECTIVE ▪ vast ▪ new ▪ The explorers set off to conquer new territories. ▪ former ▪ former French territories …

    Collocations dictionary

  • 15territory — /ter i tawr ee, tohr ee/, n., pl. territories. 1. any tract of land; region or district. 2. the land and waters belonging to or under the jurisdiction of a state, sovereign, etc. 3. any separate tract of land belonging to a state. 4. (often cap.) …

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  • 16territory — n. 1) to annex; occupy territory 2) to cede territory 3) a neutral; trust territory 4) (an) occupied; unoccupied territory 5) unexplored territory 6) (misc.) to reconnoiter enemy territory * * * [ terɪt(ə)rɪ] occupy territory trust territory… …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 17territory — 01. Dogs will usually pee near trees or other objects in order to mark their [territory]. 02. Cats are generally very [territorial] animals which will attack any other cats that come near their home. 03. According to the government, the… …

    Grammatical examples in English

  • 18Territory — A territory (from the word terra , meaning land ) is a defined area (including land and waters), considered to be a possession of a person, organization, institution, animal, state or country subdivision. The word can mean:* Territory (country… …

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  • 19territory */*/ — UK [ˈterət(ə)rɪ] / US [ˈterəˌtɔrɪ] noun Word forms territory : singular territory plural territories 1) a) [countable/uncountable] an area of land controlled by a particular country, leader, or army The French army invaded the Austrian… …

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  • 20territory — ter|ri|to|ry [ terə,tɔri ] noun ** 1. ) count or uncount an area of land controlled by a particular country, leader, or army: The French army invaded the Austrian territories of Piedmont and Lombardy. occupied territory (=land controlled by enemy …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English