territory

Từ điển tiếng Anh - Cambridge Advanced Learners Dictionary

territory UK [ˈter.ɪ.t ə r.i], UK [-tri] US [-tɔːr.i] noun countable or uncountable [ territories ]
 
AREA

1. <I > (an area of) land or sometimes sea, which is considered as belonging to or connected with a particular country or person
• He was shot down in enemy territory.
• The UN is sending aid to the occupied territories.
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Areas of land in general ↑Space - general words
2. an area that an animal or person tries to control or thinks belongs to them
• The robin keeps other birds off that part of the garden - that's his territory.
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Areas of land in general ↑Space - general words
 
• We can't afford to make any false moves once we're in enemy territory.
• The planes fly low across enemy territory.
• Missiles have been launched from their pads deep in enemy territory.
• The government prohibits the passage of foreign troops and planes across its territory.
• For years the two nations battled over territory.
 
SUBJECT
3. a subject that you know about or have experience in
• The director is back on familiar territory with his latest film.
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Habitual and customary
Idiom: go with the territory

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  soil, district, territorial dominion, dominion