territory

• a region marked off for administrative or other purposes
• the geographical area under the jurisdiction of a sovereign state
• an area of knowledge or interest
• A large extent or tract of land
• The extent of land belonging to, or under the dominion of, a prince, state, or other form of government
• In the United States, a portion of the country not included within the limits of any State, and not yet admitted as a State into the Union, but organized with a separate legislature, under a Territorial governor and other officers appointed by the President and Senate of the United States. In Canada, a similarly organized portion of the country not yet formed into a Province

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