Search Result for "territorial":
Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (2)
1. nonprofessional soldier member of a territorial military unit;
2. a territorial military unit;
[syn: territorial, territorial reserve]
ADJECTIVE (3)
1. of or relating to a territory;
- Example: "the territorial government of the Virgin Islands"
- Example: "territorial claims made by a country"
2. displaying territoriality; defending a territory from intruders;
- Example: "territorial behavior"
- Example: "strongly territorial birds"
3. belonging to the territory of any state or ruler;
- Example: "territorial rights"
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Territorial \Ter`ri*to"ri*al\, a. [L. territorialis: cf. F. territorial.] 1. Of or pertaining to territory or land; as, territorial limits; territorial jurisdiction. [1913 Webster] 2. Limited to a certain district; as, right may be personal or territorial. [1913 Webster] 3. Of or pertaining to all or any of the Territories of the United States, or to any district similarly organized elsewhere; as, Territorial governments. [1913 Webster] 4. (Zool.) exhibiting territoriality; -- of individual animals or species. [PJC]
