geographical territory

collocation in English

meaningsofgeographicalandterritory

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geographical
adjective
uk
/ˌdʒi.əˈɡræf.ɪ.kəl/us
/ˌdʒi.əˈɡræf.ɪ.kəl/
relating to geography, or to the geography of a particular area ...
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territory
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˈter.ɪ.tər.i/us
/ˈter.ə.tɔːr.i/
(an area of) land, or sometimes sea, that is considered as belonging to or connected with a particular country ...
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(Definition ofgeographicalandterritoryfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofgeographical territory

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By ' state formation ' is meant the process in which thegeographicalterritoryof a polity is created.
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Or he set out to produce something 'more akin to the plan of an existing building than to a map ofgeographicalterritory' (p. 5).
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It does not maintain accounting records bygeographicalterritoryand it is therefore not possible to provide reliable expenditure information in the format requested.
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I think it is here that there have been a number of disagreements, as much as about thegeographicalterritorycovered.
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A number of us who represent urban constituencies feel somewhat excluded from this rather proprietorial attitude towards one's constituency and itsgeographicalterritory.
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This history points to the division which lies within the great confines of this largegeographicalterritory.
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Sussex continues to be recognised as ageographicalterritoryand cultural region.
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Global history is more than an aggregate of geographical territories or a consideration of the links between territories.
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Greater attention to these issues would help to convey that world history is not simply an aggregate of geographical territories.
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Caterpillar's dealers are independently owned and operated businesses with exclusive geographical territories.
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The new factory allowed the expansion of production and the service of more geographical territories.
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It does not maintain accounting records bygeographicalterritoryand it is therefore not possible to provide reliable expenditure information in the format requested.
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