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Definition of Territorials
1. territorial [n] - See also: territorial
Lexicographical Neighbors of Territorials
Literary usage of Territorials
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Poems of the Great War by John William Cunliffe (1916)
"territorials WHERE are the lads who went out to the war? This year, and last year
and long, long ago — With eyes full of laughter and song on their lips ..."
2. Poems of the Great War by John William Cunliffe (1916)
"territorials WHERE are the lads who went out to the war ? This year, and last
year and long, long ago •— With eyes full of laughter and song on their lips ..."
3. Six Months on the Italian Front: From the Stelvio to the Adriatic, 1915-1916 by Julius Mendes Price (1917)
"... officers and men in their work—Men on "special" work—" Grousing" unknown in
Italian Army —territorials — Middle-aged men—" Full of beans"—territorials ..."
4. A History of the Great War by Arthur Conan Doyle (1917)
"... in the wood of St. Julien—The French recovery—Miracle day* —The glorious
Indians—The Northern territorials—Hard fighting—The net result—Loss of Hill 60. ..."
5. In a French Hospital: Notes of a Nurse by M. Eydoux-Démians (1915)
"YOUNG RECRUITS AND territorials AT the beginning of the war one saw going out as
our defenders, and coming back wounded, only the "little young ones" among ..."
6. On the Path of Adventure by Julius Mendes Price (1919)
"... The dying Saxon officer—The " territorials " a cheery crew—Two good yarns.
ONLY a few soldiers were going by the train, so it was practically empty, ..."
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