territorial C2+ Topic:Mathematics & Measurement US /ˌtɛrəˈtɔriəl/ UK /ˌtɛrɪˈtɔːriəl/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj relating to the ownership or defence of a particular area of land The dog became territorial whenever a stranger approached the front gate. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · relating to the ownership... regionalprovincialproprietarypossessivejurisdictional ↔ Opposites internationalglobal Word family Derived forms territoriallyterritoriality Related forms territoryterrainterrestrial Common collocations strongly territorial Adverb + adjective territorial unity Adjective + noun Etymology AI details From Late Latin territorialis, from Latin territorium ('land around a town, domain'), generally taken to derive from terra ('earth, land'). territorium Latin terra Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Mathematics & Measurement Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # territorial **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˌtɛrəˈtɔriəl/ **IPA (UK):** /ˌtɛrɪˈtɔːriəl/ ## Meanings 1. relating to the ownership or defence of a particular area of land ## Examples - The dog became territorial whenever a stranger approached the front gate. ## Synonyms - regional - provincial - proprietary - possessive - jurisdictional ## Antonyms - international - global ## Derived Forms - territorially - territoriality ## Related Forms - territory - terrain - terrestrial ## Roots and Affixes - Root: territorium - Root: terra ## Etymology From Late Latin territorialis, from Latin territorium ('land around a town, domain'), generally taken to derive from terra ('earth, land'). ## AI Etymology Territorial is from Late Latin territorialis, from Latin territorium ('land around a town, domain'), generally taken to derive from terra ('earth, land'). Important recorded forms include territorium (Latin) and terra (Latin). The modern sense is largely compositional, with the historical elements narrowing into a stable English lexical item. In current use it covers relating to the ownership or defence of a particular area of land. The wider family includes derived forms such as territorially and territoriality and related words such as territory, terrain, and terrestrial. ## Topics - Mathematics & Measurement - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown