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administrative division vs territory

territory vs administrative division

administrative division and territory both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
administrative division Yes No No No
territory Yes No No No
As nouns, territory is a hypernym of administrative division; that is, territory is a word with a broader meaning than administrative division:
  • administrative division: a district defined for administrative purposes
  • territory: a region marked off for administrative or other purposes
Other hypernyms of administrative division include district, dominion, territorial dominion.
administrative division (noun) territory (noun)
a district defined for administrative purposes an area of knowledge or interest
a region marked off for administrative or other purposes
the geographical area under the jurisdiction of a sovereign state
Difference between administrative division and territory

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