Found 2 items, similar to territories.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: territory territory n 1: a region marked off for administrative or other purposes [syn: district, territorial dominion, dominion] 2: an area of knowledge or interest; “his questions covered a lot of territory” 3: the geographical area under the jurisdiction of a sovereign state; “American troops were stationed on Japanese soil” [syn: soil]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Territories Territory \Ter"ri*to*ry\, n.; pl. Territories. [L. territorium, from terra the earth: cf. F. territoire. See Terrace.] 1. A large extent or tract of land; a region; a country; a district. [1913 Webster] He looked, and saw wide territory spread Before him -- towns, and rural works between. --Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. 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. [1913 Webster] 3. 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. [1913 Webster]