adj · noun · 10 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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rhymes with -ɔːɹiəl
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adj
Meaning 1
Of, relating to, or restricted to a specific geographic area, or territory.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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adj
Meaning 2
Of or relating to geography or territory.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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adj
Meaning 3
Organized for home defence - such as the Territorial Army.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: capitalized, often
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adj
Meaning 4
Displaying territoriality.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, natural-sciences
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noun
Meaning 5
A non-professional member of a territorial army.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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adjective
Meaning 6
belonging to the territory of any state or ruler
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
territorial rights
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: extraterritorial
7
adjective
Meaning 7
displaying territoriality; defending a territory from intruders
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
territorial behavior
strongly territorial birds
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: nonterritorial
8
adjective
Meaning 8
of or relating to a territory
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
the territorial government of the Virgin Islands
territorial claims made by a country
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noun
Meaning 9
a territorial military unit
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: territorial reserve
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: guard
Narrower terms: National Guard, home reserve, Territorial Army
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noun
Meaning 10
nonprofessional soldier member of a territorial military unit
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: soldier
History
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin territorialis, from Latin territorium; equivalent to territory + -al.
Across languages
Translations
61 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Albanian:
territorial
— of, relating to, or restricted to a specific geographic area, or territory
Arabic:
إِقْلِيمِيّ
(ʔiqlīmiyy)
— of, relating to, or restricted to a specific geographic area, or territory
Armenian:
տարածքային
(tarackʻayin)
— of, relating to, or restricted to a specific geographic area, or territory
Azerbaijani:
ərazi
— of, relating to, or restricted to a specific geographic area, or territory
Belarusian:
тэрытарыя́льны
(terytaryjálʹny)
— of, relating to, or restricted to a specific geographic area, or territory
Bulgarian:
териториа́лен
(teritoriálen)
— of, relating to, or restricted to a specific geographic area, or territory
Catalan:
territorial
— of, relating to, or restricted to a specific geographic area, or territory
Chinese Mandarin:
領土 /领土
(lǐngtǔ)
— of, relating to, or restricted to a specific geographic area, or territory
Czech:
územní
— of, relating to, or restricted to a specific geographic area, or territory
Czech:
teritoriální
— of, relating to, or restricted to a specific geographic area, or territory
Danish:
territorial
— of, relating to, or restricted to a specific geographic area, or territory
Dutch:
land(s)-
— of, relating to, or restricted to a specific geographic area, or territory
Dutch:
territoriaal
— of, relating to, or restricted to a specific geographic area, or territory
Estonian:
territoriaalne
— of, relating to, or restricted to a specific geographic area, or territory
Finnish:
alueellinen
— of, relating to, or restricted to a specific geographic area, or territory
Finnish:
territoriaalinen
— of, relating to, or restricted to a specific geographic area, or territory
French:
territorial
— of, relating to, or restricted to a specific geographic area, or territory
Friulian:
teritoriâl
— of, relating to, or restricted to a specific geographic area, or territory
Galician:
territorial
— of, relating to, or restricted to a specific geographic area, or territory
Georgian:
ტერიტორიული
(ṭeriṭoriuli)
— of, relating to, or restricted to a specific geographic area, or territory
German:
territorial
— of, relating to, or restricted to a specific geographic area, or territory
German:
Gebiets-
— of, relating to, or restricted to a specific geographic area, or territory
Greek:
εδαφικός
(edafikós)
— of, relating to, or restricted to a specific geographic area, or territory
Hindi:
अर्ज़ी
(arzī)
— of, relating to, or restricted to a specific geographic area, or territory
Hindi:
क्षेत्रीय
(kṣetrīya)
— of, relating to, or restricted to a specific geographic area, or territory
Indonesian:
teritorial
— of, relating to, or restricted to a specific geographic area, or territory
Italian:
territoriale
— of, relating to, or restricted to a specific geographic area, or territory
Japanese:
領土
(ryōdo)
— of, relating to, or restricted to a specific geographic area, or territory
Kazakh:
аумақтық
(aumaqtyq)
— of, relating to, or restricted to a specific geographic area, or territory
Khmer:
ទឹកដី
(tɨk dəy)
— of, relating to, or restricted to a specific geographic area, or territory
Korean:
영토
(yeongto)
— of, relating to, or restricted to a specific geographic area, or territory
Korean:
령토
(ryeongto)
— of, relating to, or restricted to a specific geographic area, or territory
Kyrgyz:
аймактык
(aymaktık)
— of, relating to, or restricted to a specific geographic area, or territory
Lao:
ອານາເຂດ
(ʼā nā khēt)
— of, relating to, or restricted to a specific geographic area, or territory
Latvian:
teritoriāls
— of, relating to, or restricted to a specific geographic area, or territory
Ligurian:
teritoriâle
— of, relating to, or restricted to a specific geographic area, or territory
Lithuanian:
teritorinis
— of, relating to, or restricted to a specific geographic area, or territory
Lombard:
territorial
— of, relating to, or restricted to a specific geographic area, or territory
Macedonian:
територија́лен
(teritorijálen)
— of, relating to, or restricted to a specific geographic area, or territory
Norwegian Bokmål:
territorial
— of, relating to, or restricted to a specific geographic area, or territory
Norwegian Nynorsk:
territorial
— of, relating to, or restricted to a specific geographic area, or territory
Persian:
اَرضی
(arzi)
— of, relating to, or restricted to a specific geographic area, or territory
Persian:
سَرزَمینی
(sarzamini)
— of, relating to, or restricted to a specific geographic area, or territory
Polish:
terytorialny
— of, relating to, or restricted to a specific geographic area, or territory
Portuguese:
territorial
— of, relating to, or restricted to a specific geographic area, or territory
Romanian:
teritorial
— of, relating to, or restricted to a specific geographic area, or territory
Russian:
территориа́льный
(territoriálʹnyj)
— of, relating to, or restricted to a specific geographic area, or territory
Serbo-Croatian:
територијалан
— of, relating to, or restricted to a specific geographic area, or territory
Serbo-Croatian:
teritorijalan
— of, relating to, or restricted to a specific geographic area, or territory
Slovak:
územný
— of, relating to, or restricted to a specific geographic area, or territory
Slovak:
teritoriálny
— of, relating to, or restricted to a specific geographic area, or territory
Slovene:
teritorialen
— of, relating to, or restricted to a specific geographic area, or territory
Spanish:
territorial
— of, relating to, or restricted to a specific geographic area, or territory
Swedish:
territoriell
— of, relating to, or restricted to a specific geographic area, or territory
Tagalog:
lupainin
— of, relating to, or restricted to a specific geographic area, or territory
Tajik:
территориявӣ
(territoriyavi)
— of, relating to, or restricted to a specific geographic area, or territory
Thai:
อาณาเขต
(aa-naa-kèet)
— of, relating to, or restricted to a specific geographic area, or territory
Turkish:
bölge
— of, relating to, or restricted to a specific geographic area, or territory
Ukrainian:
територіа́льний
(terytoriálʹnyj)
— of, relating to, or restricted to a specific geographic area, or territory
Urdu:
اَرْضی
(arzī)
— of, relating to, or restricted to a specific geographic area, or territory
Vietnamese:
lãnh thổ
— of, relating to, or restricted to a specific geographic area, or territory
