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Synonyms for territory

16 synonyms
1 meaning

noun

Most common

land region province dominion

All synonyms

Noun

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

dominion, land, region, country, district, area, province, zone, jurisdiction, bailiwick, ground, tract, domain, quarter

Other

soil, turfdom rare

Definitions

n. 1
A large extent or tract of land; for example a region, country or district.

Related words

Word family: territorial territoriality
Phrases: uncharted territory unorganized territory virgin territory absolute territory new territory trust territory

Forms

Plural: territories → dominions, lands, regions, countries…

Example sentences

land Fifty years ago anyone could have bought the land.
region A very well known wine is produced in that region.
province Here's a list of hotels in the capital and province.
dominion Does mankind have dominion over animals and birds?

Popularity over time

Word	1850 → 2019	Trend
territory		steady
land		falling
region		steady
province		falling
dominion		steady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters: area³, land¹, zone¹, soil¹
5 letters: tract¹
6 letters: ground¹, region², domain²
7 letters: country², quarter², turfdom
8 letters: district², province², dominion³
9 letters: bailiwick³
12 letters: jurisdiction⁴

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (area³ = 3 syllables).

In other languages

Français: territoire
Italiano: territorio
Español: territorio
Deutsch: Gebiet
Català: territori