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territory

/ˈteɹɪˌtɔːɹi/TEH-rih-taw-ree
/ˈtɛɹɪˌtɔɹi/TEH-rih-taw-ree

Meaningland

Common meaning: an area of land under one control

Journey through time

  1. Latinterra‘earth, land’
  2. Old Frenchterritoriesource
  3. Englishterritory‘an area of land under one control’ · today

terr also in: terrainterrestrial

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Latin terra ‘earth, land’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Skeat, Etymological Dictionary (1898), entry terra, p. 632 · dictionary scan; Skeat, Etymological Dictionary (1898), entry TERRIER, p. 632 · dictionary scan

Roots

  • terra Latin “earth, land”

Related words

interterrainterrestrialterrier

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