an administrative division of N central Australia, on the Timor and Arafura Seas: the Arunta Desert lies in the east, the Macdonnell Ranges in the south, and Arnhem Land in the north (containing Australia's largest Aboriginal reservation); the Ashmore and Cartier Islands constitute a separate Australian External Territory. Capital: Darwin. Pop: 233 300 (2012 est). Area: 1 347 525 sq km (520 280 sq miles)
All related terms of 'the Territory'
come with the territory
If you say that something comes with the territory , you mean that you accept it as a natural result of the situation you are in.
the Free Territory of Trieste
a former territory on the N Adriatic : established by the UN in 1947; most of the N part passed to Italy and the remainder to Yugoslavia in 1954
something goes with the territory
said to mean that something often occurs in a particular kind of situation or activity , and so you have to be prepared for it
Territory of the Afars and the Issas
a republic in E Africa, on the Gulf of Aden : a French overseas territory (1946–77); became independent in 1977; mainly desert . Official languages: Arabic and French; Somali and Afar are also spoken. Religion : Muslim majority . Currency : Djibouti franc . Capital: Djibouti. Pop: 956 985 (2017 est). Area: 23 200 sq km (8950 sq miles)
Djibouti
a republic in E Africa, on the Gulf of Aden : a French overseas territory (1946–77); became independent in 1977; mainly desert . Official languages: Arabic and French; Somali and Afar are also spoken . Religion : Muslim majority . Currency : Djibouti franc . Capital: Djibouti. Pop: 956 985 (2017 est). Area: 23 200 sq km (8950 sq miles)