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Of or relating to the geographic area under a given jurisdiction: the territorial limits of a country.
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Relating or restricted to a particular territory; regional: a territorial court.
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Of or relating to an administrative territory: the territorial government of the U.S. Virgin Islands; Whitehorse, the territorial capital of the Yukon.
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Organized for national or home defense: the British Territorial Army.
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Biology Displaying territoriality; defending a territory from intruders: territorial behavior; a territorial species.
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