Territory

n. area under the jurisdiction of a state; region, district, zone, area, domain

A territory (from the word 'terra', meaning 'land') is a defined area (including land and waters), usually considered to be a possession of a person, organization, institution, animal, state or country subdivision. Territory (country subdivision) a legally administered territory, which is a non-sovereign geographic area that has come under the authority of another government.Territories of Canada, an administrative subdivision of CanadaTerritories as administrative subdivisions of the United States:Unorganized territory (in USA and Canada)Organized territoryIncorporated territoryBritish overseas territoryOverseas territory (France)
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Noun
1. a region marked off for administrative or other purposes
(synonym) district, territorial dominion, dominion
(hypernym) region
(hyponym) administrative district, administrative division, territorial division
2. an area of knowledge or interest; "his questions covered a lot of territory"
(hypernym) area
3. the geographical area under the jurisdiction of a sovereign state; "American troops were stationed on Japanese soil"
(synonym) soil
(hypernym) geographical area, geographic area, geographical region, geographic region

(n.)
The extent of land belonging to, or under the dominion of, a prince, state, or other form of government; often, a tract of land lying at a distance from the parent country or from the seat of government; as, the territory of a State; the territories of the East India Company.
  

(n.)
In the United States, a portion of the country not included within the limits of any State, and not yet admitted as a State into the Union, but organized with a separate legislature, under a Territorial governor and other officers appointed by the President and Senate of the United States. In Canada, a similarly organized portion of the country not yet formed into a Province.
  

(n.)
A large extent or tract of land; a region; a country; a district.
  

see Sales Territory.