A territory (from the word 'terra', meaning 'land') is a defined area (including land and waters), usually considered to be a possession of an animal, person, organization, or institution. It may refer to:

In politics

• Territory (country subdivision), an area of land under the jurisdiction of a governmental authority. Territory can, though, include any geographical area under the jurisdiction of a sovereign and does not have a political division status. The remainder of this article deals with political territories

Types of political territories include: A legally administered territory, which is a non-sovereign geographic area that has come under the authority of another government. ...

In biology

• Territory a geographical area defended by an animal against others of the same species (and occasionally of other species)

In psychology

• Environmentalists study territorial behaviour to understand which territory an organism defends and why. Territorial behaviour is defined as: the actions or reactions of a person or animal in response to external threats towards the space that is defended by that person or animal

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