territory
n//ˈtɛɹɪt(ə)ɹi//territorium, revir
A large extent or tract of land; for example a region, country or district.
(Australia) One of three of Australia's federal 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.
(ecology) An area that an animal of a particular species consistently defends against its conspecifics.