English adjective: territorial | |||
| 1. | territorial of or relating to a territory | ||
| Samples | The territorial government of the Virgin Islands. Territorial claims made by a country. | ||
| 2. | territorial displaying territoriality; defending a territory from intruders | ||
| Samples | Territorial behavior. Strongly territorial birds. | ||
| Domain category | biological science, biology | ||
| Antonyms | nonterritorial | ||
| 3. | territorial belonging to the territory of any state or ruler | ||
| Samples | Territorial rights. | ||
| Similar | jurisdictional, regional, sectional | ||
| Antonyms | exterritorial, extraterritorial | ||
English noun: territorial | |||
| 1. | territorial (person) nonprofessional soldier member of a territorial military unit | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | soldier | ||
| Member meronym | home reserve, National Guard, Territorial Army | ||
| Domain category | armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine | ||
| 2. | territorial (group) a territorial military unit | ||
| Synonyms | territorial reserve | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | guard | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | home reserve, National Guard, Territorial Army | ||
| Part meronym | militia, reserves | ||
| Domain category | armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine | ||