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Territorian

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˌtɛɹɪˈtɔːɹi.ən/

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noun

Meaning 1

A native or inhabitant of the Northern Territory, Australia.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Australia, demonym

Examples

  • 1998 December, Minister for Health, Family and Community Services, Northern Territory Legislative Assembly, speech, quoted in 2008, Tess Lea, Bureaucrats and Bleeding Hearts: Indigenous Health in Northern Australia, page 25, Put simply, Aboriginal Territorians have drastically poorer health across virtually all causes of disease. Life expectancy at birth for indigenous men in the Northern Territory is 57 years compared to 77 years for other male Territorians.

Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From territory + -an.