examples:
Palatinate
a territory in southwestern Germany formerly ruled by the counts palatine
Mount Athos
an autonomous area in northeastern Greece that is the site of several Greek Orthodox monasteries founded in the tenth century
Attica
the territory of Athens in ancient Greece where the Ionic dialect was spoken
Boeotia
a district of ancient Greece to the northwest of Athens
Papal States
the temporal dominions belonging to the pope (especially in central Italy)
Acadia
the French-speaking part of the Canadian Maritime Provinces
Nunavut
an Arctic territory in northern Canada created in 1999 and governed solely by the Inuit; includes the eastern part of what was the Northwest Territories and most of the islands of the Arctic Archipelago
Yukon Territory
a territory in northwestern Canada; site of the Klondike gold rush in the 1890s
Acre
a territory of western Brazil bordering on Bolivia and Peru
Lake District
a popular tourist area in northwestern England including England's largest lake and highest mountain
Galloway
a district in southwestern Scotland
Lothian Region
a district in southeast central Scotland (south side of the Firth of Forth) and the location of Edinburgh
East Malaysia
the part of Malaysia that is on the island of Borneo
Sarawak
a region of Malaysia on northwestern Borneo
KwaZulu-Natal
a region of eastern South Africa on the Indian Ocean
American Samoa
a United States territory on the eastern part of the island of Samoa
Aragon
a region of northeastern Spain; a former kingdom that united with Castile in 1479 to form Spain (after the marriage of Ferdinand V and Isabella I)
Castilla
a region of central Spain; a former kingdom that comprised most of modern Spain and united with Aragon to form Spain in 1479
Darfur
an impoverished region of western Sudan
Kordofan
a mountainous province of central Sudan
Louisiana Purchase
territory in the western United States purchased from France in 1803 for $15 million; extends from the Mississippi River to the Rocky Mountains and from the Gulf of Mexico to Canada
types:
congressional district
a territorial division of a state; entitled to elect one member to the United States House of Representatives
development
a district that has been developed to serve some purpose
enclave
an enclosed territory that is culturally distinct from the foreign territory that surrounds it
palatinate
a territory under the jurisdiction of a count palatine
jurisdiction
in law; the territory within which power can be exercised
mandate,
mandatory
a territory surrendered by Turkey or Germany after World War I and put under the tutelage of some other European power until they are able to stand by themselves
associated state,
protectorate
a state or territory partly controlled by (but not a possession of) a stronger state but autonomous in internal affairs; protectorates are established by treaty
possession
a territory that is controlled by a ruling state
British East Africa
the former British territories of eastern Africa, including Kenya, Tanganyika, Uganda, and Zanzibar
British West Africa
the former British territories of western Africa, including Nigeria, Cameroon, Gambia, Togo, Sierra Leone, and the Gold Coast
Barbary Coast
a part of a city that is notorious for gambling dens and brothels and saloons and riotous night life (especially the waterfront of San Francisco after the gold rush of 1849)
precinct
a district of a city or town marked out for administrative purposes
borough
one of the administrative divisions of a large city
canton
a small administrative division of a country
city
an incorporated administrative district established by state charter
commune
the smallest administrative district of several European countries
county
(United States) the largest administrative district within a state
department
the territorial and administrative division of some countries (such as France)
ghetto
a poor densely populated city district occupied by a minority ethnic group linked together by economic hardship and social restrictions
housing development
a residential area of similar dwellings built by property developers and usually under a single management
housing estate
a residential area where the houses were all planned and built at the same time
abbacy
the jurisdiction or office of an abbot
bailiwick
the area over which a bailiff has jurisdiction
caliphate
the territorial jurisdiction of a caliph
planned community
a residential district that is planned for a certain class of residents
uptown
a residential part of town away from the central commercial district
exurbia
a residential area outside of a city and beyond suburbia
shire
a former administrative district of England; equivalent to a county
turf
range of jurisdiction or influence
parish
the local subdivision of a diocese committed to one pastor
municipality
an urban district having corporate status and powers of self-government
prefecture
the district administered by a prefect (as in France or Japan or the Roman Empire)
quarter
a district of a city having some distinguishing character
waterfront
the area of a city (such as a harbor or dockyard) alongside a body of water
slum,
slum area
a district of a city marked by poverty and inferior living conditions
province,
state
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
ward
a district into which a city or town is divided for the purpose of administration and elections
venue
in law, the jurisdiction where a trial will be held
viceroyalty
a district or province governed by a viceroy
turf
the territory claimed by a juvenile gang as its own
enterprise zone
a city district where development receives special tax advantages