territorial
/,tɛrɪ'toʊriəl/
nounadjective
11 letters5 syllables11 points in Scrabble®12 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS5
NOUN
1
A territorial military unit.
2
ADJECTIVENonprofessional soldier member of a territorial military unit.
1
Belonging to the territory of any state or ruler.
“territorial rights”
2
OTHERDisplaying territoriality; defending a territory from intruders.
“territorial behavior”
“strongly territorial birds”
1
Of or relating to a territory.
“the territorial government of the Virgin Islands”
“territorial claims made by a country”
WORD FORMS
Related formterritoriality
Related formterritory
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®11 points
Words With Friends®12 points
Double word22 points
Triple word33 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinerritorialtay
Starts & ends withT … L
Syllablester · ri · to · ri · al
SYNONYMS & RELATED8
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