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territories
noun(ter-ri-to-ry)a geographic area belonging to or under the jurisdiction of a governmental authority
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noun(ter-ri-to-ry)an administrative subdivision of a country
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noun(ter-ri-to-ry)a part of the U.S. not included within any state but organized with a separate legislature
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geographical name(ter-ri-to-ry)Hong Kong exclusive of Hong Kong Island and the Jiulong Peninsula comprising that part of Hong Kong leased to Great Britain by China 1898—1997
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geographical name(ter-ri-to-ry)former British protectorate in western Africa that is now part of Ghana
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geographical name(ter-ri-to-ry)territory of northwestern Canada comprising that area of the mainland north of 60° north latitude between Yukon (territory) to the west and Nunavut to the east and bordering the Arctic Ocean; capital Yellowknife area 441,619 square miles (1,143,793 square kilometers), population 41,462
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noun(ter-ri-to-ry)a non-self-governing territory placed under an administrative authority by the Trusteeship Council of the United Nations