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ter·ri·to·ri·al
 territorial
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- pronunciation:
- te
ri
to
ri
 l
- parts of speech:
- adjective, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition 1: |
of or relating to land or territory.
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| definition 2: |
limited to a particular territory; regional.
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| definition 3: |
characterized by defensiveness of one's territory.
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| definition 4: |
(sometimes cap.) organized for the defense of a home or nation.
a territorial army |
| related words: |
state |
adverb + (adj.)territorial
fiercely, strictly
(adj.)territorial
+ noun
acquisition,
adjustment,
aggrandizement,
aggression,
airspace,
ambition,
aspiration,
autonomy,
base,
border,
boundary,
claim,
compromise,
concession,
conflict,
conquest,
constraint,
contiguity,
control,
cottage,
defense,
demand,
dimension,
display,
dispute,
division,
dominance,
dove,
empire,
entity,
epidemiologist,
expansion,
federalism,
fragmentation,
gain,
governor,
grievance,
identity,
imperative,
independence,
instinct,
integrity,
jurisdiction,
legislature,
legitimacy,
limit,
male,
marker,
nation-state,
nationalism,
nationality,
neighbor,
objective,
ownership,
populism,
possession,
principle,
republic,
right,
rivalry,
sea,
seed,
separation,
settlement,
stamp,
state,
status,
unification,
unit,
water,
withdrawal,
zone
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
(sometimes cap.) a soldier who is a member of a territorial army.
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| derivation: |
territorially (adv.) |
The word territorial
contains the following part:
-al2, -ial, -ual
Latin
adjective-forming suffix
that means pertaining to
  More about this word part:
The suffix -al2, -ial
attaches primarily to nouns ( national
, environmental
) but sometimes to Latin or Greek roots ( final
, capital
, comical
) to form adjectives. See also -ar1.
Example words:
abnormal, accidental, additional, aerial, agricultural, ancestral, annual, arboreal, artificial, astral, bacterial, biblical, biographical, brutal, capital, central, ceremonial, chemical, classical, clinical, coastal, colonial, comical, commercial, confidential, constitutional, continental, continual, controversial, conventional, criminal, critical, crucial, cultural, cylindrical, dental, detrimental, developmental, economical, editorial, educational, electrical, emotional, environmental, essential, equal, exceptional, experimental, facial, factual, federal, final, financial, floral, fluvial, formal, functional, fundamental, general, global, grammatical, guttural, habitual, historical, hysterical, illogical, immoral, impersonal, impractical, individual, industrial, ineffectual, influential, internal, legal, local, logical, lyrical, magical, maniacal, mathematical, memorial, mental, moral, mortal, musical, mythical, national, natural, nautical, neutral, normal, official, parental, pastoral, personal, philosophical, plural, pluralism, pluralistic, political, potential, quizzical, racial, rational, regional, irrational, intellectual, rhythmical, sacrificial, seasonal, spinal, spiritual, technological, territorial, theatrical, thermal, tidal, traditional, tribal, typical, universal, unnatural, veridical, verbal, virtual, vocal, visual
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