territory

[zone: 1, ipm: 255.02]

Definitions

  • land that is under the control of a particular country or ruler

Examples

  1. The German Empire consisted of 29 constituent territories (most of them ruled by royal families).
  2. In the 60's and 70's Britain let go most of her remaining overseas territories.
  3. Throughout the period, Britain had major territories in Africa too.
  4. The territory was annexed by the French Republic in 1888, and was placed under the authority of another French colony, New Caledonia.
  5. Britain retains sovereignty over 14 territories outside the British Isles, which were renamed the British Overseas Territories in 2002.

Collocations

  • UK [score: 10.48, freq: 7] (the UK' territories)
  • west [score: 10.15, freq: 19] (territory west of)
  • empire [score: 9.83, freq: 14] (empire's territory)
  • overseas [score: 9.61, freq: 102] (overseas territories)
  • annex [score: 9.49, freq: 63] (annexed territories)
  • invade [score: 9.48, freq: 88] (invaded territories)
  • conquer [score: 9.42, freq: 88] (conquered territories)
  • north [score: 9.32, freq: 11] (territory north of)
  • acquire [score: 9.27, freq: 84] (acquired territories)
  • mandate [score: 9.11, freq: 39] (mandated territories)
  • cession [score: 9.09, freq: 32] (cession of territory)
  • acquisition [score: 8.83, freq: 28] (acquisition of territory)
  • south [score: 8.8, freq: 7] (territory south of)
  • Kiautschou [score: 8.79, freq: 13] (territories of Kiautschou)
  • vast [score: 8.62, freq: 75] (vast territory)
  • expand [score: 8.4, freq: 28] (expanding territories)
  • enemy [score: 8.39, freq: 14] (enemy's territories)
  • cede [score: 8.3, freq: 26] (ceded territory)
  • accession [score: 8.3, freq: 22] (accession of territory)
  • invasion [score: 8.25, freq: 27] (invasion of territory)
  • annexation [score: 8.18, freq: 18] (annexation of territory)
  • neutral [score: 8.15, freq: 37] (neutral territory)
  • occupation [score: 8.11, freq: 20] (occupation of territory)
  • Anspach [score: 8.08, freq: 8] (territories of Anspach)
  • Prussian [score: 7.95, freq: 45] (Prussian territories)
  • republic [score: 7.95, freq: 16] (territory of republic)
  • African [score: 7.92, freq: 40] (African territories)
  • inhabit [score: 7.92, freq: 20] (inhabited territory)
  • adjacent [score: 7.91, freq: 30] (adjacent territory)
  • Venetian [score: 7.9, freq: 31] (Venetian territories)
  • Austrian [score: 7.84, freq: 43] (Austrian territories)
  • divide [score: 7.83, freq: 31] (divided territory)
  • control [score: 7.82, freq: 24] (controlled territory)
  • German [score: 7.81, freq: 98] (German territories)
  • occupied [score: 7.75, freq: 25] (occupied territory)
  • Confederation [score: 7.75, freq: 8] (territory of Confederation)
  • Tyrol [score: 7.75, freq: 7] (territory of Tyrol)
  • British [score: 7.72, freq: 140] (British territories)
  • colonial [score: 7.71, freq: 50] (colonial territories)
  • enlarge [score: 7.7, freq: 17] (enlarge territory)
  • disputed [score: 7.68, freq: 24] (disputed territory)
  • Baden [score: 7.65, freq: 7] (territory of Baden)
  • lose [score: 7.62, freq: 47] (lose territory)
  • ravage [score: 7.59, freq: 15] (ravaged territories)
  • Kingdom [score: 7.52, freq: 10] (territory of Kingdom)
  • stretch [score: 7.49, freq: 7] (territory stretching)
  • Persian [score: 7.47, freq: 30] (Persian territories)
  • Venice [score: 7.47, freq: 7] (territory of Venice)
  • Genoa [score: 7.46, freq: 6] (territory of Genoa)
  • extensive [score: 7.45, freq: 25] (extensive territory)
  • adjoin [score: 7.42, freq: 6] (territory adjoining)
  • Roman [score: 7.41, freq: 69] (Roman territories)
  • French [score: 7.35, freq: 99] (French territories)
  • separate [score: 7.35, freq: 15] (separated territory)
  • Russian [score: 7.34, freq: 41] (Russian territories)
  • Reich [score: 7.28, freq: 5] (territory of Reich)
  • evacuate [score: 7.21, freq: 13] (evacuate territories)
  • Massachusetts [score: 7.21, freq: 5] (territory of Massachusetts)
  • dependent [score: 7.15, freq: 17] (dependent territory)
  • Chinese [score: 7.02, freq: 26] (Chinese territories)
  • defend [score: 7.01, freq: 16] (defend territories)
  • define [score: 7.01, freq: 11] (defined territory)
  • imperial [score: 6.98, freq: 37] (imperial territories)
  • Commonwealth [score: 6.87, freq: 5] (territories of the Commonwealth)
  • surround [score: 6.48, freq: 6] (surrounded by Imperial territory)

Thesaurus

  • province [score: 0.345, freq: 9133]
  • land [score: 0.311, freq: 11467]
  • colony [score: 0.31, freq: 11028]
  • kingdom [score: 0.298, freq: 7611]
  • dominion [score: 0.285, freq: 3864]
  • country [score: 0.277, freq: 27816]
  • empire [score: 0.275, freq: 21781]
  • possession [score: 0.273, freq: 6237]
  • island [score: 0.268, freq: 5364]
  • region [score: 0.267, freq: 3808]
  • city [score: 0.265, freq: 15013]
  • state [score: 0.249, freq: 21685]
  • town [score: 0.247, freq: 7812]
  • area [score: 0.232, freq: 2728]
  • population [score: 0.226, freq: 5575]
  • power [score: 0.225, freq: 28019]
  • part [score: 0.221, freq: 22529]
  • property [score: 0.22, freq: 3856]
  • nation [score: 0.22, freq: 15132]
  • capital [score: 0.218, freq: 6377]

Translations

Russian территория (0.969)
Czech území (0.945)