Collocations for territory - noun
1. area of land that belongs to one country, etc.
ADJ.
vast | new
The explorers set off to conquer new territories.
The explorers set off to conquer new territories.
former
former French territories
former French territories
neighbouring, surrounding | home, national | alien, foreign, overseas | enemy, hostile | neutral | colonial, dependent | sovereign
Troops were stationed on sovereign German territory.
Troops were stationed on sovereign German territory.
conquered, lost, occupied
a town in British-occupied territory
a town in British-occupied territory
unoccupied | disputed | familiar | uncharted, unexplored, unknown, virgin | dangerous
VERB + TERRITORY
hold | annex, capture, conquer, invade, occupy, recapture, take | control, govern, rule
The territory had been controlled by Azerbaijan for many years.
The territory had been controlled by Azerbaijan for many years.
cede, surrender | explore
(often figurative) Tired of writing detective novels, she began to explore new territory.
(often figurative) Tired of writing detective novels, she began to explore new territory.
settle
The territory was never densely settled.
The territory was never densely settled.
enter | leave | overfly
The plane was shot down while overflying enemy territory.
The plane was shot down while overflying enemy territory.
stray into
The soldiers strayed into hostile territory.
The soldiers strayed into hostile territory.
2. of an animal
ADJ.
breeding
VERB + TERRITORY
defend, patrol | mark (out), scent-mark