Synonyms for territory
ˈtɛr ɪˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr iter·ri·to·ry

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1. territory

   Synonyms:
   center, citadel, estate, inside, interior, land, region

   Antonyms:
   barrier, border, bound, boundary, bourn, bourne, confines, edge, enclosure, frontier, landmark, limit, line, marches, marge, margin, term, termination, verge

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1. territory

   Synonyms:
   province, region, domain, country

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1. district, territory, territorial dominion, dominionnoun

   a region marked off for administrative or other purposes

   Synonyms:
   rule, soil, dominion, district, territorial dominion

2. territorynoun

   an area of knowledge or interest

   "his questions covered a lot of territory"

   Synonyms:
   soil, dominion, district, territorial dominion

3. territory, soilnoun

   the geographical area under the jurisdiction of a sovereign state

   "American troops were stationed on Japanese soil"

   Synonyms:
   grunge, grease, filth, dirt, territorial dominion, ground, district, soil, stain, land, grime, dominion

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1. • Area

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1. habitat

   the place of where one dwells and holds ownership.

   home ground.

   Submitted by JP03 on November 24, 2014  

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1. territorynoun

   Synonyms:
   country, domain, district, quarter, province, land

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1. territorynoun

   Synonyms:
   province, region, district

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1. List of paraphrases for "territory":

   territories, territorial, land, territoire, territorio, soil, lands, area, turf, region, country, ground, earth, province, jurisdiction, homeland

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1. Cabinet Secretary:

   The president has said our maritime sector is in a state of emergency...so we need a new, bold approach and that's why he's declared a war on illegal fishing, We are trying to send a clear message to our neighbors like Malaysia and China, which operate illegal ships in our territory, that this is not a normal situation for us.

2. President Benigno Aquino:

   All this new equipment will enhance the capability of the air force to guard our territory.

3. Hassan Sheikh Mohamud:

   We are planning that by the first quarter of next year there will not be a territory, space, controlled by al Shabaab, We know that is not the end. We know al Shabaab will melt into society and keep continuing this asymmetric urban warfare for some time but that is the next phase of the conflict.

4. Boko Haram:

   I think that it should be pointed out more often that Islamic State was more successful when its propaganda wing was less developed, remember it took all that territory in Syria and Iraq largely under the noses of the international community; it was only once they started chopping off our (American) citizens' heads and bragging about it over social media that the world really united against the group. And similarly Boko Haram was much more successful before it joined up with Islamic State and before it developed its savvy media outreach.

5. The Directorate:

   This is the first case of an air strike on Ukraine directly from the territory of Belarus.