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| center fielder |
in baseball, the player whose position is in center field when the other team is batting and whose primary function is to defend that territory. |
| colonize |
to establish a settlement on (a distant territory) and begin to rule. |
| crusade |
(often capitalized) any of the wars between European Catholics and Middle Eastern Muslims between 1095 and 1291. During these wars, the Catholics tried to take territory away from the Muslims. [1/3 definitions] |
| displace |
to force out of a home territory or particular place. [1/3 definitions] |
| French Guiana |
a territory of France in northern South America, on the Atlantic coast. Cayenne is the capital city of French Guiana. |
| Hudson Bay |
a large body of saltwater in Canada bordered by the provinces of Quebec, Ontario, and Manitoba, as well as by the territory of Nunavut. Hudson Bay is linked with both the Atlantic Ocean and the Arctic Ocean. |
| left fielder |
in baseball, the player whose position is in left field when the other team is batting and whose primary function is to defend that territory. |
| Northwest Territories |
a northern Canadian territory east of the Yukon. Its capital is Yellowknife. |
| Nunavut |
a territory in northern Canada. Its capital is Iqaluit. |
| right fielder |
in baseball, the player whose position is in right field when the other team is batting and whose primary function is to defend that territory. |
| soil1 |
land; territory; country. [1/2 definitions] |
| territory |
A territory is an area of land or an area around something. [4 definitions] |
| Yukon |
a territory of northwest Canada. It borders Alaska on the west, British Columbia on the South, the Northwest Territories on the east, and the Arctic Ocean on the north. Its capital is Whitehorse. [2 definitions] |
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