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territory

/ˈtɛɹɪt(ə)ɹi/ /ˈtɛɹɪˌtɔɹi/

Meanings
noun

Territoire, région

A large extent or tract of land; for example a region, country or district.

Examples :

"The new school year will cover a vast territory, from basic math to advanced science. "
La nouvelle année scolaire couvrira un vaste territoire, des mathématiques de base aux sciences avancées.
geography area nation politics state essential
noun

Territoire

One of three of Canada's federated 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.

Examples :

"The Northwest Territories is one of Canada's three territories. "
Les Territoires du Nord-Ouest sont l'un des trois territoires du Canada.
geography government politics nation area state essential
noun

Territoire

One of three of Australia's federated 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.

Examples :

"The Northern Territory is one of Australia's three territories. "
Le Territoire du Nord est l'un des trois territoires australiens.
government geography nation state area politics essential
noun

Territoire

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.

Examples :

"The school district's territory includes several neighborhoods. "
Le territoire du district scolaire comprend plusieurs quartiers.
politics government geography area state essential
noun

Secteur de marché, champ d'exercice exclusif

A market segment or scope of professional practice over which an organization or type of practitioner has exclusive rights.

Examples :

"The company's marketing department has exclusive territory for selling their products in the southern region of the state. "
Le service marketing de l'entreprise a un secteur de marché exclusif pour la vente de ses produits dans la région sud de l'État.
business organization right area essential

Related Words

Illustration conspecifics

conspecifics noun

/ˌkɑːn.spəˈsɪf.ɪks/ /ˌkɑːn.spɛˈsɪf.ɪks/

Congénères

"The ants followed the pheromone trail laid down by their conspecifics to find the food source. "

Les fourmis ont suivi la piste de phéromones laissée par leurs congénères pour trouver la source de nourriture.

Illustration professional

professional noun

/pɹəˈfɛʃənəl/

Professionnel

"My uncle is a professional engineer. "

Mon oncle est un ingénieur professionnel.

Illustration acharnement

acharnement noun

/ˌækɑːrnˈmɑ̃/

Acharnement, férocité

"The stray dog fought with acharnement against the larger dog, protecting its food bowl. "

Le chien errant s'est battu avec acharnement contre le chien plus grand, protégeant sa gamelle.

Illustration organization

organization noun

/ˌɔɹɡənaɪˈzeɪʃən/ /ˌɔːɡənaɪˈzeɪʃən/ /ˌɔɹɡənɪˈzeɪʃən/

Organisation, structure

"This painting shows little organization at first glance, but little by little the structure becomes clear."

Ce tableau montre peu d'organisation à première vue, mais petit à petit la structure devient claire.

Illustration responsible

responsible noun

/ɹɪˈspɒnsəbl̩/ /ɹɪˈspɑnsəbl̩/

Le responsable

"The responsible for the project is Maria. "

Le responsable du projet est Maria.

Illustration parliament

parliament noun

/ˈpɑːləmənt/ /ˈpɑɹləmənt/

Parlement, assemblée

"The school's student parliament was summoned to discuss the new dress code. "

Le parlement étudiant de l'école a été convoqué pour discuter du nouveau code vestimentaire.

Illustration practitioner

practitioner noun

/pɹækˈtɪʃənə/ /pɹækˈtɪʃənəɹ/

Praticien, professionnel

"The experienced practitioner of yoga taught her students several new poses. "

Le praticien de yoga expérimenté a enseigné plusieurs nouvelles postures à ses élèves.

Illustration territories

territories noun

/ˈtɛɹɪt(ə)ɹiz/ /ˈtɛɹɪˌtɔɹiz/

Territoires, régions

"The dogs divided the backyard into separate territories, each guarding their own space. "

Les chiens ont divisé la cour en territoires distincts, chacun gardant son propre espace.

Illustration consistently

consistently adverb

/kənˈsɪstəntli/ /kənˈsɪstəntliː/

De manière constante, régulièrement

"My son consistently gets good grades in math class. "

Mon fils obtient constamment de bonnes notes en mathématiques.

Illustration neighborhoods

neighborhoods noun

/ˈneɪbərˌhʊdz/ /ˈneɪbəˌhʊdz/

Voisinage, proximité

"Our neighborhood was our only reason to exchange hollow greetings."

Notre voisinage était notre seule raison d'échanger des salutations creuses.

Illustration municipality

municipality noun

/mjʊˌnɪsɪˈpælɪti/

Municipalité, commune

"The municipality held a meeting about improvements to the local schools. "

La municipalité a tenu une réunion concernant les améliorations des écoles locales.

Illustration constitution

constitution noun

/ˌkɒnstɪˈtjuːʃən/ /ˌkɑnstɪˈtuʃən/

Établissement, constitution; composition, structure

"The successful constitution of our community garden relied on everyone contributing their time and skills. "

L'établissement réussi de notre jardin communautaire reposait sur la contribution de chacun en temps et en compétences.