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IELTS BNC: 5077 COCA: 6790

territorial

territorial /ˌterəˈtorijəl/ adjective
territorial
/ˌterəˈtorijəl/
adjective
Learner's definition of TERRITORIAL
: of or relating to land or water that is owned or controlled by a government领土的;领地的;领海的
[more territorial; most territorial]used to describe animals or people that try to keep others away from an area that they use or control(人类或动物)有地盘意识的,领地性的

— territorially

adverb
IELTS BNC: 5077 COCA: 6790

territorial

1 of 2

adjective

ter·​ri·​to·​ri·​al ˌter-ə-ˈtȯr-ē-əl How to pronounce territorial (audio)
1
a
: of or relating to a territory
territorial government
b
: of or relating to or organized chiefly for home defense
c
: of or relating to private property
2
a
: exhibiting or involving territoriality
territorial birds
b
: of or relating to an assigned or preempted area
territorial commanders
3
a
b
: serving outlying areas : regional
territorially adverb

territorial

2 of 2

noun

: a member of a territorial military unit

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web
Adjective
Often overlooked, Agee said, is the fact that people can be territorial about violence reduction. The Birmingham Times, al, 4 Sep. 2022 David Lamfrom, vice president of regional programs at NPCA, recommends a 50-foot buffer around elephant seals and sea lions, whose males are territorial, and at least six feet between you and a venomous snake. Andrea Sachs, Washington Post, 22 June 2022 Because coyotes are territorial, and younger generations must move on to find their own hunting grounds, the species spread out, first throughout the West Coast and the Midwest, then the Northeast and Southeast. San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Mar. 2022 Coyotes are territorial and stay with the members of their family group. Evan Casey, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 17 Feb. 2022 Though hippos in the wild have a reputation for being territorial and can be dangerous to humans, Fiona is docile and sweet with her caregivers, something Wingate attributes to the fact that she was nursed, literally, from birth by humans. cleveland, 15 Feb. 2022 Has Derrick always been this territorial, or is his secretiveness something fairly recent? Abigail Van Buren, oregonlive, 6 Feb. 2022 Hippos are known to be territorial and dangerous, responsible for more human deaths on African safaris than any other animal. Dan Heching, PEOPLE.com, 27 Oct. 2021 Since males can be territorial, Frankie spent time with a couple of smaller females. Paighten Harkins, The Salt Lake Tribune, 12 Oct. 2021
Noun
TERRITORIAL Most nations aim to impose taxes on economic activity that takes place within their borders. N. Gregory Mankiw, New York Times, 21 Apr. 2017 See More

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

1625, in the meaning defined at sense 3a

Noun

1907, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of territorial was in 1625
IELTS BNC: 5077 COCA: 6790

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