a geographical area under the jurisdiction of a government
an administrative subdivision of a country, esp a part of the USA not included within any state but with a separate legislature
an indeterminate geographical area, esp one having a specific characteristic
a field of knowledge or interest
an assigned area; esp one in which an agent, sales representative, or distributor operates
an area, often including a nesting site or den, occupied and defended by an animal or group of animals
[Middle English from Latin territorium land round a town, from terra land + -torium as in dormitorium dormitory]