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title: territorial — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «territorial» in the school dictionary: Territorial means about land or an area that belongs to a country or person («territorial waters»). Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# territorial

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**Who acts:** Territorial, area, territorial animal, territorial person, others, Robins · **What happens:** mean, belong, defend, chase away, get, use · **To what, where:** own area, others, theirs, other robins, boat, territorial waters · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«territorial» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 7 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [territorial in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/territorial.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Territorial means about land or an area that belongs to a country or person («territorial waters»).

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:territorial:m1:1
# text = Territorial means about land or an area that belongs to a country or person («territorial waters»).
1	Territorial	territorial	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	about	about	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	land	land	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
6	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	area	area	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	_
8	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	9	nsubj	_	_
9	belongs	belong	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	acl:relcl	_	_
10	to	to	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	country	country	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
13	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	conj	_	_
15	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	18	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	18	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	territorial	territorial	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	amod	_	_
18	waters	water	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	18	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	18	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Territorial |  |  |  |  | about land or a area | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **belong** | present | a area |  |  |  |  | to a country or person | vn attend-107.4-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A territorial animal defends its own area and chases others away from it.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:territorial:m2:1
# text = A territorial animal defends its own area and chases others away from it.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	territorial	territorial	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	animal	animal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	defends	defend	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
6	own	own	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	area	area	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	chases	chase	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
10	others	other	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obj	_	_
11	away	away	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
12	from	from	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **defend** | present | a territorial animal | animal's own area |  |  |  |  | vn defend-72.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent area=Beneficiary |
| 2 | **chase away** | present | a territorial animal *not said here* | others |  |  |  | from animal; away *property* | vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent other=Theme from it=Trajectory |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A territorial person gets cross when others use what they think is theirs, like their seat or desk.

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:territorial:m3:1
# text = A territorial person gets cross when others use what they think is theirs, like their seat or desk.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	territorial	territorial	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	gets	get	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	cross	cross	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	xcomp	_	_
6	when	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	8	mark	_	_
7	others	other	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nsubj	_	_
8	use	use	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	advcl	_	_
9	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	11	obj	_	_
10	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
11	think	think	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	ccomp	_	_
12	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	cop	_	_
13	theirs	their	PRON	PRP	Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
15	like	like	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	17	nmod:poss	_	_
17	seat	seat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
18	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
19	desk	desk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** | present | a territorial person |  |  |  |  | cross *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **use** | present | others |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **think** *speech: other* | present | others *= other* |  |  |  |  | like others's seat or desk | vn wish-62 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot what=Theme |
| 4 | **is a** | present |  | theirs *= they* |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Robins are very territorial and fight other robins.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:territorial:x1:1
# text = Robins are very territorial and fight other robins.
1	Robins	robin	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	very	very	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	territorial	territorial	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	fight	fight	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
7	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	robins	robin	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Robins |  |  |  |  | territorial *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **fight** | present | Robins *not said here* | other robins |  |  |  |  | vn battle-36.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent robin=Co-Agent |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Our cat is territorial about the garden.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:territorial:x2:1
# text = Our cat is territorial about the garden.
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	cat	cat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	territorial	territorial	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	about	about	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	garden	garden	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Our cat |  |  |  |  | about the garden; territorial *property* | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The boat crossed into another country's territorial waters.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:territorial:x3:1
# text = The boat crossed into another country's territorial waters.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	boat	boat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	crossed	cross	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	into	into	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
5	another	another	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	6	det	_	_
6	country	country	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	's	's	PART	POS	_	6	case	_	_
8	territorial	territorial	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	waters	water	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cross** | participle |  | the boat *not said here* |  | another country's territorial waters |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1-3 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme into water=Initial\_Location |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The two countries have a territorial dispute about an island.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:territorial:x4:1
# text = The two countries have a territorial dispute about an island.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	3	nummod	_	_
3	countries	country	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	territorial	territorial	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	dispute	dispute	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
8	about	about	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	island	island	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | the two countries | a territorial dispute |  |  |  | about a island | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dispute=Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My brother is territorial about his side of the bedroom.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:territorial:x5:1
# text = My brother is territorial about his side of the bedroom.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	brother	brother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	territorial	territorial	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	about	about	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	side	side	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	bedroom	bedroom	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | My brother |  |  |  |  | about his side of the bedroom; territorial *property* | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Dogs bark at the gate because they are territorial.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:territorial:x6:1
# text = Dogs bark at the gate because they are territorial.
1	Dogs	dog	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	bark	bark	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	at	at	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	gate	gate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
7	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
8	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
9	territorial	territorial	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bark** | present | Dogs |  |  |  |  | at the gate | vn animal\_sounds-38 «NP V PP.stimulus»: agent=Agent at gate=Stimulus |
| 2 | **is** | present | Dogs *= dog* |  |  |  |  | territorial *property* | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In Australia, the Northern Territory is a territorial area, not a state.

<!-- fold The tree, 12 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:territorial:x7:1
# text = In Australia, the Northern Territory is a territorial area, not a state.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	Australia	Australia	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	Northern	northern	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	Territory	territory	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	territorial	territorial	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	area	area	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
12	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	14	advmod	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	state	state	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the Northern Territory | a territorial area and a state |  | Australia |  |  | tree rules |

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