Territorian
/ˌtɛɹɪˈtɔːɹi.ən/
Territorian noun: a native or inhabitant of the Northern Territory, Australia.
Noun
Territorian (plural Territorians)
- A native or inhabitant of the Northern Territory, Australia.
- Territorians also could elect a representative to Federal Parliament (a right granted in 1923).1967, Brian Hodge, Allen Whitehurst, Nation and People: An Introduction to Australia in a Changing World, page 258
- Put simply, Aboriginal Territorians have drastically poorer health across virtually all causes of disease. Life expectancy at birth for indigenous men in the Northern Territory is 57 years compared to 77 years for other male Territorians.1998 December, Minister for Health, Family and Community Services, Northern Territory Legislative Assembly, speech, quoted in 2008, Tess Lea, Bureaucrats and Bleeding Hearts: Indigenous Health in...
Forms of Territorian
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Origin of Territorian
From territory + -an.
Questions about Territorian
- What does Territorian mean?
- Territorian means a native or inhabitant of the Northern Territory, Australia.
- What part of speech is Territorian?
- Territorian is a noun.
- How do you pronounce Territorian?
- Territorian is pronounced /ˌtɛɹɪˈtɔːɹi.ən/.
- What is the plural of Territorian?
- The plural of Territorian is Territorians.
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