Territory
Guam's official designation
Territory is an area of land under the control or jurisdiction of a ruler, government, or state.
Countries defend their territory; animals mark theirs.
In the U.S. and elsewhere, a territory is a region that belongs to a nation but isn't a full state or province: Puerto Rico is a U.S. territory.
Figuratively, territory is any domain or sphere: We're in uncharted territory now.
To come with the territory is to be an unavoidable part of a situation: Long hours come with the territory in this job.
Earth's solid surface
- regionIndefinite bounded area
- areaExtent of surface
- zoneBounded area designation
- districtBounded administrative area
expanse · tract · domain · acreage · frontier · borderland · hinterland · province
Area of specialty
- domainArea of control
- specialtyArea of expertise
- realmGoverned territory or sphere
- provinceRegional administrative district
bailiwick · wheelhouse · purview · jurisdiction · scope · arena · discipline · niche
Unoccupied area or interval
- boundariesLines marking separation
- privacyFreedom from observation
- autonomyIndependent decision-making capacity
- domainArea of control
sphere · comfort zone · limits · encroachment · intrusion · respect · defensiveness · possessiveness
Extent of variation
- habitatOrganism's natural environment
- denPrivate room or lair
- burrowAnimal's dug dwelling
- nestAnimal-built shelter for young
marking · scent · patrol · boundary · turf · hunting grounds · migration · roosting
Legal authority's scope
- sovereigntySupreme independent authority
- stateCondition or mode
- colonyDependent territorial settlement
- protectorateGuarded semi-autonomous territory
dominion · possession · enclave · mandate · commonwealth · dependency · annexation · occupation
Venue for trade
- franchiseLicensed business operation
- distributionAllocation across recipients
- coverageExtent of inclusion
- clienteleCollective body of customers
accounts · dealership · licensing · expansion · portfolio · customer base · penetration · footprint
land
Earth's solid surface
district · expanse · tract · domain · acreage · frontier · borderland · hinterland · province · sector
field
Area of specialty
province · bailiwick · wheelhouse · purview · jurisdiction · scope · arena · discipline · niche · forte
space
Unoccupied area or interval
- boundariesLines marking separation
- privacyFreedom from observation
- autonomyIndependent decision-making capacity
domain · sphere · comfort zone · limits · encroachment · intrusion · respect · defensiveness · possessiveness · control
range
Extent of variation
nest · marking · scent · patrol · boundary · turf · hunting grounds · migration · roosting · spawning
jurisdiction
Legal authority's scope
- sovereigntySupreme independent authority
- stateCondition or mode
- colonyDependent territorial settlement
protectorate · dominion · possession · enclave · mandate · commonwealth · dependency · annexation · occupation · administration
market
Venue for trade
- franchiseLicensed business operation
- distributionAllocation across recipients
- coverageExtent of inclusion
clientele · accounts · dealership · licensing · expansion · portfolio · customer base · penetration · footprint · reach
Territorysovereign state
Fully independent country
state · republic · metropole · mother country · homeland
Territoryno man's land
Unowned space between enemies
open space · wilderness · void · frontier · hinterland
Territoryneutral zone
Prohibited hostility area
commons · no man's land · common land · international waters · public domain
- uncharted territoryUnmapped, unexplored area
- comes with the territoryNaturally accompanies a situation
- overseas territoryLand under foreign sovereignty
- U.S. territoryAmerican-governed non-state land
- lost territory
- enemy territoryArea controlled by opponents
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