Town+Territory
21territory — /ˈtɛrətri / (say teruhtree), / təri/ (say tuhree), Originally US / tɔri/ (say tawree) noun (plural territories) 1. any tract of land; region or district. 2. the land and waters belonging to or under the jurisdiction of a state, sovereign, etc. 3 …
22territory — Synonyms and related words: Kreis, Lebensraum, acres, air space, airspace, alluvion, alluvium, ally, ambit, arable land, archbishopric, archdiocese, archduchy, archdukedom, area, arrondissement, back country, bailiwick, belt, bishopric, body… …
23territory — noun (plural ries) Etymology: Middle English, from Latin territorium, literally, land around a town, from terra land more at terrace Date: 14th century 1. a. a geographic area belonging to or under the jurisdiction of a governmental authority b.… …
24town — Synonyms and related words: Kreis, archbishopric, archdiocese, arrondissement, bailiwick, bishopric, borough, burgh, burghal, canton, citified, city, civic, commune, community, congressional district, constablewick, county, departement, diocese,… …
25territory — ter•ri•to•ry [[t]ˈtɛr ɪˌtɔr i, ˌtoʊr i[/t]] n. pl. ries 1) any tract of land; region; district 2) gov the land and waters belonging to or under the jurisdiction of a state, sovereign, etc 3) gov any separate tract of land belonging to a state 4)… …
26Dakota Territory — Territory of Dakota Organized incorporated territory of the United States …
27Nebraska Territory — Territory of Nebraska Organized incorporated territory of the United States …
28Oregon Territory — Territory of Oregon Organized incorporated territory of the United States …
29New England town — Massachusetts town line sign, indicating the name of the town, the date of its establishment, and the seal of the state. The New England town is the basic unit of local government in each of the six New England states. Without a direct… …
30Northern Territory — a territory in N Australia. 123,324; 523,620 sq. mi. (1,356,175 sq. km). Cap.: Darwin. * * * Territory (pop., 2001 prelim.: 200,019), northern Australia. It covers an area of 520,900 sq mi (1,349,130 sq km). Its capital is Darwin; the only other… …
