Synonyms for territorial

Grammar : Adj

Spell : ter-i-tawr-ee-uh l, -tohr-

Phonetic Transcription : ˌtɛr ɪˈtɔr i əl, -ˈtoʊr-

Définition of territorial

Origin : 1768, from Late Latin territorialis, from territorium (see territory). In reference to British regiments, from 1881. Territorial army "British home defense" is from 1908. Territorial waters is from 1841; territorial imperative "animal need to claim and defend territory" is from 1966.

adj regional

Example sentences :

But this was by no means the limit to territorial acquisition.
Extract from : « The Nation in a Nutshell » by George Makepeace Towle

Four of the Territorial gunners were wounded by the Turkish batteries.
Extract from : « The Story of the Great War, Volume III (of VIII) » by Various

The sentimental song was typical of the Territorial's taste.
Extract from : « With Manchesters in the East » by Gerald B. Hurst

Three criticisms of the Territorial system have been made ever since its adoption in 1907.
Extract from : « With Manchesters in the East » by Gerald B. Hurst

Much has been written about Germany's territorial ambitions.
Extract from : « The Story of the Great War, Volume II (of VIII) » by Various

Territorial expansion was never the master-thought of Polish statesmen.
Extract from : « Notes on Life and Letters » by Joseph Conrad

Essex is good; London is good and Hants is good; but the trinity is not Territorial.
Extract from : « Gallipoli Diary, Volume 2 » by Ian Hamilton

The territorial development of France was, it is true, far from complete.
Extract from : « The Rise of the Hugenots, Vol. 1 (of 2) » by Henry Martyn Baird

The names of most of these are titular, but some are territorial and a few totemistic.
Extract from : « The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India » by R. V. Russell

There are a number of other territorial groups of less importance.
Extract from : « The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India » by R. V. Russell

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