territory
noun
[ ˈtɛrɪt(ə)ri ]
• an area of land under the jurisdiction of a ruler or state.
• "sorties into enemy territory"
Similar:
area of land,
area,
region,
enclave,
country,
state,
land,
dependency,
colony,
dominion,
protectorate,
fief,
possession,
holding,
domain,
county,
district,
zone,
sector,
quarter,
soil,
demesne,
• (especially in the US, Canada, or Australia) an organized division of a country that is not yet admitted to the full rights of a state.
• an area of knowledge, activity, or experience.
• "the contentious territory of clinical standards"
Origin:
late Middle English: from Latin territorium, from terra ‘land’. The word originally denoted the district surrounding and under the jurisdiction of a town or city, specifically a Roman or provincial city.
