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territorial

— adjective of or relating to a territory the territorial government of the Virgin Islands territorial claims made by a country — adjective displaying territoriality; defending a territory from intruders territorial behavior strongly territorial birds — adjective belonging to the territory of any state or ruler territorial rights — noun a territorial military unit — noun nonprofessional soldier member of a territorial military unit

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and Conjunction

— You use and to talk about two things at once. I like singing and reading. Mary and Jane went on a holiday together. — You use and when you are listing a few things and you are now on your last item of the list. I like singing, reading, cycling and playing soccer. I used to like this girl from my class as she is pretty, gentle and caring. — And is used when you are putting two sentences together. She came into the store, shouted at the cashier, and left. — Used to show what happened after something else. The alarm went off and I woke up. — And is used to join certain numbers together. Two hundred and thirty-five people went missing after the earthquake.

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army Noun

— The people and organisation, normally in a government, which fights wars. The army fought in Iraq. He joined the army when he was 19. — A large number of people working towards the same thing. It took an army of people to build that bridge.

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volunteer Noun

— A volunteer is someone who does work because they want to, without being paid. We have one paid manager and five volunteers working on this project.

volunteer Verb

— To do something voluntarily. I volunteered to do the dishes after dinner to help my mom clean up. Julie volunteered an explanation without even being asked.

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reserve Verb

— If you reserve a room, a table, seat etc. you arrange for it to be kept for you, usually for a particular date and time. This parking spot is reserved for the general manager. We had reserved a room at the hotel. — When you're cooking, if you reserve something, you put it aside to use later. Cook pasta as directed on package and reserve 1/4 cup of pasta cooking water. — If you reserve something for a particular situation, you usually don't use it except in that situation. She spoke to me in a voice usually reserved for young children. — If you reserve the right to do something, you let people know that these are your legal rights and you may use or defend them. This program is copyrighted © 2008 by CBS Studios Inc. All Rights Reserved.

reserve Noun

— Reserves are extra amounts of something that are for the future. Canada has 179 billion barrels of oil reserves - second only to Saudi Arabia. The central bank's cash and gold reserves have fallen by 25 percent since June 2001. This special sugar is your body's quick, easy-access energy reserve. She always had some water in reserve. — Reserve is a feeling of holding back, controlling yourself, and not being very friendly. We listened to all this talk about change with a certain reserve. — Reserves are extra players on a team, or fighters in an army in case somebody is hurt or needs a rest. Their best player spent a season on injured reserve after hurting his knee. She joined the Army Reserve during her time in university. — A reserve is an area of land or water that is protected from humans. These lands (such as national parks and nature reserves) supply cities with clean drinking water. — A reserve (or reservation) is an area of land that belongs to a group of indigenous people, such as a First Nations group in Canada.

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