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▸ noun: (Canada) 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.
▸ noun: (Australia) 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.
▸ noun: 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.
▸ noun: (ecology) An area that an animal of a particular species consistently defends against its conspecifics.
▸ noun: (sports and games) The part of the playing field or board over which a player or team has control.
▸ noun: A geographic area that a person or organization is responsible for in the course of work.
▸ noun: A location or logical space which someone owns or controls.
▸ noun: A market segment or scope of professional practice over which an organization or type of practitioner has exclusive rights.
▸ noun: An area of subject matter, knowledge, or experience.
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province,
district,
colony,
Dominion,
mandate,
territorial dominion,
territorial,
frontier,
land,
jurisdiction,
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