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. Marcelo Ebrard:

   We consider this an act of terrorism, in this case carried out in U.S. territory, but an act of terrorism against Mexicans, it will be the first investigative case of this importance in the history of Mexico regarding terrorism in United States territory.

2. Vladimir Putin:

   Interference with the domestic affairs of the United States -- do you really believe that someone acting from the Russian territory could have influenced the United States and influenced the choice of millions of Americans? this is utterly ridiculous.

3. Michael Kugelman:

   The deficiencies and incapacities of the Afghan security forces have really not been addressed enough to avert such a scenario (of losing territory) in the future.

4. Yoshihide Suga:

   The Diaoyu Island are under our control and are unquestionably our territory historically and under international law. It is extremely serious that these activities continue. We will respond to the Chinese side firmly and calmly.

5. German Chancellor Angela Merkel:

   Of course every country has a right to defend its territory but on the other hand we know how tense the situation is in Syria and in the surrounding area.