noun

territory

Translation

territory, area, domain

The lion marked its territory.

The company is expanding into new territory.

Alaska was a U.S. territory before it became a state.

((noun's + territory)) an area defended by an animal This is the wolf pack's territory.

((in/into + territory)) an area of land or a subject The company moved into new territory.

Synonyms: area, region, domain, zone

From Latin 'territorium', which comes from 'terra' meaning 'earth' or 'land'.

Think of 'terra', the Latin word for earth. A territory is a piece of land.