territorial

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

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.

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Synonyms

1 adj · relating to the ownership... regional provincial proprietary possessivejurisdictional

Opposites

international global

Word family

Derived forms territoriallyterritoriality

Related forms territory terrain terrestrial

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Etymology

From Late Latin territorialis, from Latin territorium ('land around a town, domain'), generally taken to derive from terra ('earth, land').

territorium Latin terra Latin

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# 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
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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