territories

NOUN

domain, region

Synonyms

STRONGEST

area colony country district enclave field land nation neighborhood province sector state street terrain zone

STRONG

belt block boundary commonwealth dominion empire expanse extent mandate quarter section sphere township tract turf walk

WEAK

exclave neck of the woods stomping grounds terrene

Antonyms

STRONGEST

sky

Example Sentences

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As a young father, Craig moved his family to the Northern Territories of Australia, where he wrangled “scrub bulls and buffalo” that had escaped from herds and needed to be sent to market.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 25, 2025

The state-owned Bank of Territories pulled out of talks with Société des Grands Magasins, owner of BHV Marais, to buy the building.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 3, 2025

"The Bank of Territories learned about this partnership through the press, without any prior notification, resulting in a breakdown of trust between the two parties," it said in a statement.

From Barron's • Oct. 9, 2025

Over the past week the government has been working with Israeli authorities on plans to arrange flights out of the country and Occupied Palestinian Territories.

From BBC • Jun. 22, 2025

Hiskey suddenly found himself drafted into the army and shipped to a remote military base in the Northwest Territories of Canada—far from atomic bomb secrets.

From "Bomb" by Steve Sheinkin