territory

any tract of land; region or district.

the land and waters belonging to or under the jurisdiction of a state, sovereign, etc.

Synonyms:

sovereignty, dominion, domain

any separate tract of land belonging to a state.

(often initial capital letter)

1. a region or district of the U.S. not admitted to the Union as a state but having its own legislature, with a governor and other officers appointed by the president and confirmed by the Senate.

2. some similar district elsewhere, as in Canada and Australia.

a field or sphere of action, thought, etc.; domain or province of something.

the region or district assigned to a representative, agent, or the like, as for making sales.

the area that an animal defends against intruders, especially of the same species.

any tract of land; district

the geographical domain under the jurisdiction of a political unit, esp of a sovereign state

the district for which an agent, etc, is responsible

a salesman's territory

an area inhabited and defended by an individual animal or a breeding group of animals

an area of knowledge

science isn't my territory

(in football, hockey, etc) the area defended by a team

(often capital) a region of a country, esp of a federal state, that enjoys less autonomy and a lower status than most constituent parts of the state

(often capital) a protectorate or other dependency of a country