Territory | Mean of territory in English Dictionary

/ˈterəˌtori/

• Noun
• an area of land that belongs to or is controlled by a government
1. Those mountains are in Mexican territory.
2. We're entering enemy territory. [=an area of land that belongs to or is controlled by our enemy]
3. disputed territories
• one of the parts of the United States that is not a state
1. Guam is a U.S. territory.
• any one of the large parts that some countries are divided into
1. Canada's Yukon Territory

• an area that an animal or group of animals uses and defends
1. The birds are busy establishing territories and building nests.
2. Male cats spray to mark territory.
• an area of land or water
1. We've covered a lot of territory today. [=we have traveled a long distance]
2. The goal of the expedition is to map unexplored/uncharted territory.
3. an area of study that was unexplored/uncharted territory at the time
4. Let's get the meeting started. We have a lot of territory to cover today. [=a lot to talk about, decide, etc.]
5. Dealing with our cars and the mechanic is her territory. [=something she is in charge of]
6. As the conversation turned to politics, I knew we were heading into dangerous territory.
• an area that someone is responsible for when doing a job
1. a salesman whose territory includes New England and upstate New York
• the area on a playing field (such as a football field) that is defended by a particular team
1. They started deep in their own territory and went all the way down the field to score a touchdown.
• to be a natural part of a particular situation, position, or area of work
1. Of course players get injured sometimes. It comes with the territory.