"territory" meaning in English

{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "territory",
      "tags": [
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "territories",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "territories"
      },
      "expansion": "[POS TABLE]",
      "name": "irrnoun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "The wolf defended its territory."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A person's, animal's, or group's territory is land he, she, or they claim, own, or control."
      ],
      "id": "simple-territory-en-noun-LpuJmYjl",
      "raw_tags": [
        "countable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Don't move into my territory in this office, especially not in sales."
        },
        {
          "text": "I heard one of the girls tell her friends to stay away from him because he's her territory."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Your territory is what belongs to you. This could mean things, power, mates, or even responsibilities."
      ],
      "id": "simple-territory-en-noun-PAoG6AIz",
      "raw_tags": [
        "countable",
        "by extension"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Porta Rico is a U.S. territory, but not a state."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A territory large amount of land, like a country or a state. Often, this means a large piece of land claimed as part of a country."
      ],
      "id": "simple-territory-en-noun-v5tSSrMJ",
      "raw_tags": [
        "countable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈtɛrɪˌtɔri/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈtɛrɪt(ə)ri/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-territory.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "tags": [
    "irregular"
  ],
  "word": "territory"
}

{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "territory",
      "tags": [
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "territories",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "territories"
      },
      "expansion": "[POS TABLE]",
      "name": "irrnoun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Countable nouns"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "The wolf defended its territory."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A person's, animal's, or group's territory is land he, she, or they claim, own, or control."
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "countable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Countable nouns"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Don't move into my territory in this office, especially not in sales."
        },
        {
          "text": "I heard one of the girls tell her friends to stay away from him because he's her territory."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Your territory is what belongs to you. This could mean things, power, mates, or even responsibilities."
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "countable",
        "by extension"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Countable nouns"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Porta Rico is a U.S. territory, but not a state."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A territory large amount of land, like a country or a state. Often, this means a large piece of land claimed as part of a country."
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "countable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈtɛrɪˌtɔri/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈtɛrɪt(ə)ri/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-territory.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "tags": [
    "irregular"
  ],
  "word": "territory"
}