English → Latin
“territory” in Latin
territōriumterritory (particularly, the ritually established territory of a settlement bound by the pomerium)agerfield; acre; land; estate; park; territoryterradry land (as opposed to watery parts of the Earth); ground, floor (the surface of the land); earth, soil, dirt, clay, clrēgiuskingly, regal, royal (of or pertaining to a king); magnificent, splendid, distinguished (worthy of a king)fīnisend; limit, border, bound boundary, frontier; boundaries, bounds, frontiers; by extension, territory, region, landslocusplace (referring to a specific location); a passage of literature; opportunity; cause; occasion; grounds
The English word territory itself goes back to Latin terra, through territōrium.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
territory
territorium (land belonging to a town; if = country, district, region, etc., ager, terra, regio, fines; ☞ avoid ditio as not classical in this sense). The territory of the Helvetii, ager Helvetius: the Trojan territory, ager Troas: to enter the territory of anybody, intra fines alicujus ingredi: to add a district to the territory of anybody, alicujus finibus regionem adjicere (also figuratively; e.g., ars dicendi non habet definitam regionem); locus (figuratively; e.g., locus philosophiae proprius).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for territory?
- The usual Latin words for “territory” are territōrium, ager, terra; also rēgius, fīnis, locus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.