French Conversation · Level 59
74 words
French word
territorial
Pronunciation
IPA/tɛʁitoʁjal/
Meaning
- adjectiveregional
Example
Un projet territorial a été lancé.
A regional project was launched.
More examples
La marque territoriale met en valeur les produits locaux.
The regional brand highlights local products.
Core concept
A defined area linked to the authorities and public services operating within it.
Common phrases
marque territoriale
regional brand
festival territorial
regional festival
Similar words
local: Concerned with the immediate area around a town or community.
régional: Concerned with a broad part of a country or a larger geographical area.
Definition in French
Qui se rapporte à un territoire ou aux autorités et services qui y exercent des fonctions.
Word origin
French territorial comes from Medieval Latin territorialis, formed from territorium, a word based on Latin terra, meaning earth or land.
Usage tips
- As an adjective, territorial agrees with the noun: territoriale is feminine singular, territoriaux is masculine plural, and territoriales is feminine plural.
Other meanings
- territorialadjective
Opposites
- nationalnationaladjective
Related words
- territoireterritorynoun