unincorporated territory

collocation in English

meaningsofunincorporatedandterritory

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unincorporated
adjective
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/ˌʌn.ɪnˈkɔː.pər.eɪ.tɪd/us
/ˌʌn.ɪnˈkɔːr.pə.reɪ.t̬ɪd/
not officially part of a town or ...
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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 ofunincorporatedandterritoryfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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For example, incorporated towns may seekunincorporatedterritoryin a county.
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In the contemporary sense, the termunincorporatedterritoryrefers primarily to insular areas.
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Independent cities may seek additionalunincorporatedterritoryin a county or territory located in an incorporated town.
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The island is anunincorporatedterritorythat did not have a flush toilet until 2009.
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All of theunincorporatedterritorythat currently exists within the county is unorganized.
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There is nounincorporatedterritory.
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Maine contains significantly moreunincorporatedterritorythan the other states, with the bulk of it in interior and northern counties.
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Guam, as anunincorporatedterritory, was also granted, among other things, some leeway in establishing its judicial branch.
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Different states have different laws governing gores and other unincorporated territories.
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The unincorporated territories of the valley are nearly uninhabited.
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