| a. | 1. | Of or pertaining to territory or land; |
| 2. | Limited to a certain district; | |
| 3. | Of or pertaining to all or any of the Territories of the United States, or to any district similarly organized elsewhere; | |
| 4. | (Zool.) exhibiting territoriality; - of individual animals or species. |
| Noun | 1. | territorial - nonprofessional soldier member of a territorial military unit |
| 2. | territorial - a territorial military unit Synonyms: territorial reserve | |
| Adj. | 1. | territorial - of or relating to a territory; "the territorial government of the Virgin Islands"; "territorial claims made by a country" |
| 2. | territorial - displaying territoriality; defending a territory from intruders; "territorial behavior"; "strongly territorial birds" Antonyms: nonterritorial - not displaying territoriality; "a nonterritorial species" | |
| 3. | territorial - of or relating to the local vicinity; "territorial waters" Antonyms: exterritorial, extraterritorial - outside territorial limits or jurisdiction; "fishing in extraterritorial waters"; "enjoying exterritorial privileges and rights" |