territory
B2Meanings
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noun
an area of knowledge or interest
Their questions covered a lot of territory.
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noun
A geographic area under control of a single governing entity such as state or municipality; an area whose borders are determined by the scope of political power rather than solely by natural features such as rivers and ridges.
Lewis of France had his infancy attended by crafty and worldly men, who made extent of territory the most glorious instance of power, and mistook the acquisition of fame, for the spreading of honour.
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noun
The part of the playing field or board over which a player or team has control.
Scotland had the territory and the momentum, forcing England into almost twice as many tackles and rattling them repeatedly at set-pieces.
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noun
A geographic area that a person or organization is responsible for in the course of work.
A well-designed sales territory allows a salesperson to make best use of his time with present and potential customers and minimize travel time.
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noun
A location or logical space which someone owns or controls.
The establishment of a personal territory almost invariably precedes the sharing of a territory with a mate. For those who are unable to make a break from the parental home, this stage is almost never reached.
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noun
A market segment or scope of professional practice over which an organization or type of practitioner has exclusive rights.
The medical registration act eventually did form the foundation for medicine to be able to claim an ever increasing occupational territory and the domination of all other health disciplines.
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noun
An area of subject matter, knowledge, or experience.
As a result, as the years have passed, my involvement with storytelling has expanded to the territory of compassionate action.
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noun
the geographical area under the jurisdiction of a sovereign state
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English territorie, from Latin territōrium.
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