ADJ
- vast
- new
- The explorers set off to conquer new territories
- former
- former French territories
- neighbouring, surrounding
- home, national
- alien, foreign, overseas
- enemy, hostile
- neutral
- colonial, dependent
- sovereign
- Troops were stationed on sovereign German territory
- conquered, lost, occupied
- 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
- cede, surrender
- explore
- (often figurative) Tired of writing detective novels, she began to explore new territory
- settle
- The territory was never densely settled
- enter
- leave
- overfly
- The plane was shot down while overflying enemy territory
- stray into
- The soldiers strayed into hostile territory
VERB + TERRITORY
- defend, patrol
- mark (out), scent-mark