| Territory (territory) |
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| n. | (?) |
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| Ter"ri*to*ry |
| ; pl.
Territories (#). [L. territorium, from
terra the earth: cf. F. territoire. See Terrace.] |
A large extent or tract of land; a region; a
country; a district.
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.
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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