Hypertext Webster Gateway: "territorial"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Territorial \Ter`ri*to"ri*al\, a. [L. territorialis: cf. F.
territorial.]
1. Of or pertaining to territory or land; as, territorial
limits; territorial jurisdiction.
2. Limited to a certain district; as, right may be personal
or territorial.
3. Of or pertaining to all or any of the Territories of the
United States, or to any district similarly organized
elsewhere; as, Territorial governments.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
territorial
adj 1: of or relating to a territory; "the territorial government
of the Virgin Islands"; "territorial claims made by a
country"
2: (biology) displaying territoriality; defending a territory
from intruders; "territorial behavior"; "strongly
territorial birds" [ant: {nonterritorial}]
3: of or relating to the local vicinity; "territorial waters"
[ant: {extraterritorial}]
n 1: nonprofessional soldier member of a territorial military
unit
2: a territorial military unit [syn: {territorial reserve}]
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