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territories
(encz) | territories,teritoria n: Zdeněk Brož |
Territories
(gcide) | 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.
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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.
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french southern territories
(mass) | French Southern Territories
- Francúzske južné územia |
northwest territories
(encz) | Northwest Territories,Severozápadní území Northwest Territories,Severozápadní území v Kanadě |
scheduled territories
(encz) | scheduled territories, n: |
Territories
(gcide) | 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] |
northwest territories
(wn) | Northwest Territories
n 1: a large territory in northwestern Canada; part is now
Nunavut |
scheduled territories
(wn) | scheduled territories
n 1: the group of countries whose currencies are tied to the
British pound sterling [syn: sterling area, {sterling
bloc}, scheduled territories] |
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