territory: meaning and words from its letters
9 letters · 12 letter points · starts with T · ends with Y
Meaning of territory
noun
- countable, uncountable
A large extent or tract of land; for example a region, country or district.
- Canada, countable, uncountable
One of three of Canada's federal entities, located in the country's Arctic, with fewer powers than a province and created by an act of Parliament rather than by the Constitution: Yukon, Northwest Territories, and Nunavut.
- Australia, countable, uncountable
One of three of Australia's federal entities, located in the country's north and southeast, with fewer powers than a state and created by an act of Parliament rather than by the Constitution: Northern Territory, Australian Capital Territory and Jervis Bay Territory.
- countable, uncountable
A geographic area under control of a single governing entity such as state or municipality; an area whose borders are determined by the scope of political power rather than solely by natural features such as rivers and ridges.
Listed forms: territories.
Source: Wiktionary — territory.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for territory.
noun
a region marked off for administrative or other purposes
noun
the geographical area under the jurisdiction of a sovereign state
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is territory in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of territory
T(1) + E(1) + R(1) + R(1) + I(1) + T(1) + O(1) + R(1) + Y(4) = 12 points.
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Anagrams of territory
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
No other single-word anagram was found in our standard list.
Shorter words from territory
79 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in territory. Showing up to 24, longest first.