Territory

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Look up territory in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.

A territory (from the word 'terra', meaning 'land') is a defined area (including land and waters), considered to be a possession of a person, organization, institution, animal, state or country subdivision. The word can also mean

• Territory (administrative division) a legally administered territory, which is a non-sovereign geographic area which has come under the authority of another government; which has not been granted the powers of self-government normally devolved to secondary territorial divisions; or both.
  • Territories of Canada, administrative subdivisions of Canada with fewer powers of self-government than provinces
  • Territories of Australia, administrative subdivisions of Australia constitutionally similar to Canadian territories
  • Union Territory, similar administrative subdivisions in India
  • Territories as administrative subdivisions of the United States:
    • Unorganized territory (in USA and Canada)
    • Organized territory
    • Incorporated territory
  • British overseas territory
  • Overseas territory (France)
  • Territory of Belfort, a French département that retains its historical name from 1871-1919
• Territory (animal), a geographical area defended by an animal against others of the same species (and occasionally of other species)
• Territorial Army, UK auxiliary or reservist force
• Territorialist School, an Italian school of land use planning
• Territorialism, a Jewish political movement
• "Territory" (song), a song by Sepultura

This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article.