Territorial

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Territorial \Ter`ri*to"ri*al\, a. [L. territorialis: cf. F.
     territorial.]
     1. Of or pertaining to territory or land; as, territorial
        limits; territorial jurisdiction.
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     2. Limited to a certain district; as, right may be personal
        or territorial.
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     3. Of or pertaining to all or any of the Territories of the
        United States, or to any district similarly organized
        elsewhere; as, Territorial governments.
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     4. (Zool.) exhibiting {territoriality}; -- of individual
        animals or species.
        [PJC]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  territorial
       adj 1: of or relating to a territory; "the territorial government
              of the Virgin Islands"; "territorial claims made by a
              country"
       2: displaying territoriality; defending a territory from
          intruders; "territorial behavior"; "strongly territorial
          birds" [ant: {nonterritorial}]
       3: of or relating to the local vicinity; "territorial waters"
          [ant: {extraterritorial}]
       n 1: nonprofessional soldier member of a territorial military
            unit
       2: a territorial military unit [syn: {territorial reserve}]