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territories

Learn how to correctly hyphenate "territories" with detailed syllable breakdown and pronunciation guide.

4 syllables
11 characters
English (US)
4syllables

territories

Hyphenation via the Knuth-Liang algorithm — result not verified against authoritative sources.

territories is a polysyllabic word with 4 syllables. Using the Knuth-Liang algorithm, we calculated the hyphenation for the word you’ve entered. However, this hyphenation has not been verified against authoritative sources and may be approximate. This is because the algorithm relies on pre-defined patterns that may not cover all exceptions, contextual variations, or irregular spellings. We are working to verify hyphenations against trusted sources to ensure greater accuracy. For now, territories is hyphenated as:

Definitions ofterritories

1noun
  • A large extent or tract of land; for example a region, country or district.
  • One of three of Canada's federated entities, located in the country's Arctic, with fewer powers than a province and created by an act of Parliament rather than by the Constitution: Yukon, Northwest Territories, and Nunavut.
  • One of three of Australia's federated entities, located in the country's north and southeast, with fewer powers than a state and created by an act of Parliament rather than by the Constitution: Northern Territory, Australian Capital Territory and Jervis Bay Territory.
  • A geographic area under control of a single governing entity such as state or municipality; an area whose borders are determined by the scope of political power rather than solely by natural features such as rivers and ridges.
  • An area that an animal of a particular species consistently defends against its conspecifics.
  • The part of the playing field or board over which a player or team has control.
  • A geographic area that a person or organization is responsible for in the course of work.
  • A location or logical space which someone owns or controls.
  • A market segment or scope of professional practice over which an organization or type of practitioner has exclusive rights.
  • An area of subject matter, knowledge, or experience.

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