How to Say "Territory" in Spanish

territorio

/teriˈtoɾjo/masculine

The Spanish word for territory is territorio.

territorio is a masculine noun used to refer to an administrative unit.

Meaning: administrative unit (noun)

How does it change in a sentence?

The plural form of territorio is territorios.

/teriˈtoɾjo/

In some Latin American contexts, marcar territorio is used metaphorically to describe someone asserting dominance in a social or professional setting.
In certain legal contexts in Spanish, territorio is strictly reserved for physical space, whereas the concept of a 'domain' or 'sphere of influence' might use ámbito.
The suffix -orio in territorio is common in Spanish for places or instruments, appearing in words like auditorio and laboratorio.

El mapa no es el territorio.
The map is not the territory.
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Esa isla es territorio americano.
That island is American territory.
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Conducíamos por territorio desconocido.
We drove through unfamiliar territory.
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El territorio nacional abarca varios estados.
The national territory comprises several states.
Me encanta ese tipo de tierra con montañas.
I love that kind of land with mountains.
El territorio fronterizo se extiende a lo largo de cientos de kilómetros.
The border territory extends for hundreds of kilometers.
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Lucía and Alejandro are discussing a map of the region.

Lucía

Este territorio tiene leyes muy diferentes.
This territory has very different laws.
Alejandro

Es verdad, Alejandro no sabía eso.
It's true, Alejandro didn't know that.
Lucía

¿Quién administra este territorio ahora?
Who administers this territory now?
Alejandro

El gobierno central lo controla todo.
The central government controls everything.

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