English Dictionary

territory

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈtɛɹɪˌtɔɹi/

名詞

可算名詞 不可算名詞 カナダ英語 オーストラリア英語

A large extent or tract of land; for example a region, country or district.

日本語の意味

広大な土地または区域（例：国、地方、地区など） / 領土、国土 / 特定の支配または管轄が及ぶ地域

The explorers mapped the territory carefully before the expedition moved deeper into the wilderness.

探検隊がさらに奥地へ進む前に、探検家たちはその広大な土地を慎重に地図に記した。

意味（1）

A large extent or tract of land; for example a region, country or district.

意味（2）

(Canada) One of three of Canada's federated entities, located in the country's Arctic, with fewer powers than a province and created by an act of Parliament rather than by the Constitution: Yukon, Northwest Territories, and Nunavut.

意味（3）

(Australia) One of three of Australia's federated entities, located in the country's north and southeast, with fewer powers than a state and created by an act of Parliament rather than by the Constitution: Northern Territory, Australian Capital Territory and Jervis Bay Territory.

意味（4）

A geographic area under control of a single governing entity such as state or municipality; an area whose borders are determined by the scope of political power rather than solely by natural features such as rivers and ridges.

Lewis of France had his infancy attended by crafty and worldly men, who made extent of territory the most glorious instance of power, and mistook the acquisition of fame, for the spreading of honour.

意味（5）

(ecology) An area that an animal of a particular species consistently defends against its conspecifics.

意味（6）

(sports and games) The part of the playing field or board over which a player or team has control.

Scotland had the territory and the momentum, forcing England into almost twice as many tackles and rattling them repeatedly at set-pieces.

意味（7）

A geographic area that a person or organization is responsible for in the course of work.

A well-designed sales territory allows a salesperson to make best use of his time with present and potential customers and minimize travel time.

意味（8）

A location or logical space which someone owns or controls.

The establishment of a personal territory almost invariably precedes the sharing of a territory with a mate. For those who are unable to make a break from the parental home, this stage is almost never reached.

意味（9）

A market segment or scope of professional practice over which an organization or type of practitioner has exclusive rights.

The medical registration act eventually did form the foundation for medicine to be able to claim an ever increasing occupational territory and the domination of all other health disciplines.

意味（10）

An area of subject matter, knowledge, or experience.

As a result, as the years have passed, my involvement with storytelling has expanded to the territory of compassionate action.

territories （ plural ）