from
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
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" [ant: {nonterritorial}]
3: belonging to the territory of any state or ruler;
"territorial rights" [ant: {exterritorial},
{extraterritorial}]
n 1: nonprofessional soldier member of a territorial military
unit
2: a territorial military unit [syn: {territorial}, {territorial
reserve}]
from
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.
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2. Limited to a certain district; as, right may be personal
or territorial.
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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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4. (Zool.) exhibiting {territoriality}; -- of individual
animals or species.
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