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territorial

10 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. 1) territorial (adjective)
  2. 2) territorial (noun)
  3. territorial court (noun)
  4. territorial gold (noun)
  5. territorial jurisdiction (noun)
  6. territorial law (noun)
  7. territorial reserve (noun)
  8. territorial sea (noun)
  9. Territorial style (noun)
  10. territorial waters (noun plural)

1ter·ri·to·ri·al

adj \ˌter-ə-ˈtȯr-ē-əl\

Definition of TERRITORIAL

1
a : nearby, local b : serving outlying areas : regional
2
a : of or relating to a territory <territorial government> b : of or relating to or organized chiefly for home defense <a territorial army> c : of or relating to private property
3
a : of or relating to an assigned or preempted area <territorial commanders> b : exhibiting or involving territoriality <territorial birds> <territorial salespeople>
— ter·ri·to·ri·al·ly \-ē-ə-lē\ adverb
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First Known Use of TERRITORIAL

1625

Rhymes with TERRITORIAL

conductorial, curatorial, dictatorial, directorial, editorial, equatorial, immemorial, incorporeal, janitorial, monitorial, monsignorial, natatorial, piscatorial, preceptorial, professorial, purgatorial, reportorial, senatorial

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