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territorial
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Territorial \Ter`ri*to"ri*al\, a. [L. territorialis: cf. F.
territorial.]
1. Of or pertaining to territory or land; as, territorial
limits; territorial jurisdiction.
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2. Limited to a certain district; as, right may be personal
or territorial.
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3. Of or pertaining to all or any of the Territories of the
United States, or to any district similarly organized
elsewhere; as, Territorial governments.
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4. (Zool.) exhibiting territoriality; -- of individual
animals or species.
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