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English Dictionary: Territorial by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
territorial
adj
  1. of or relating to a territory; "the territorial government of the Virgin Islands"; "territorial claims made by a country"
  2. displaying territoriality; defending a territory from intruders; "territorial behavior"; "strongly territorial birds"
    Antonym(s): nonterritorial
  3. belonging to the territory of any state or ruler; "territorial rights"
    Antonym(s): exterritorial, extraterritorial
n
  1. nonprofessional soldier member of a territorial military unit
  2. a territorial military unit
    Synonym(s): territorial, territorial reserve
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   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.
  
      2. Limited to a certain district; as, right may be personal
            or territorial.
  
      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.
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