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territorial

/ˌtɛɹ.əˈtɔɹ.i.əl/noun, adjective5 syllables

Territorial means: belonging to the territory of any state or ruler.

Synonyms for territorial4

noun, as in a territorial military unit

territorial reserve

adjective, as in belonging to the territory of any state or ruler

jurisdictional, regional, sectional

Opposites of territorial

extraterritorial, nonterritorial

What does territorial mean?5

adjective

1

belonging to the territory of any state or ruler“territorial rights”

2

of or relating to a territory“the territorial government of the Virgin Islands”

3

displaying territoriality; defending a territory from intruders“territorial behavior”

noun

1

a territorial military unit

2

nonprofessional soldier member of a territorial military unit

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with territorial?7

four syllables

five syllables

editorialequatorialsenatorial

6 syllables

gubernatorial
Show 26 near rhymes
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Territorial in a sentence

  • I began to stake out my territorial waters in the sorority house's hot tub.Eccles17
  • The game ends when all disputes and territorial claims are over.carlosalberto
  • China needs to protect its sovereignty and territorial integrity.Amastan
  • China has the right to protect its territorial integrity.Amastan
  • The chief maréchal des logis performs supervisory duties in territorial or mobile brigades.Igider
  • China stated that it respects the independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine.AlanF_US
  • Will a decentralized Algeria be a threat to the territorial integrity of the country?Amastan
  • We have to be uncompromising on Algeria's territorial integrity.Amastan

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Forms of territorial

as a noun

plural
territorials