(in Australia, Nigeria, Pakistan, etc.) the territory containing the capital city of the country.
Example sentencesExamples
After the site was chosen for the capital territory in 1909, an international competition to plan the city was won by a Georgist, Walter Burley Griffin of Chicago, for whom Canberra's central lake is named.
With more than 20 million votes counted in 21 of Nigeria's 36 states and the federal capital territory, Obasanjo had 66% of the votes compared with 27% for Muhammadu Buhari, a former ally.
Teachers have now been fighting for 18 months to get the capital territory's Labor government to agree to their demand for pay equality.
Each of the thirty-six states of the federation is represented equally in the Senate by three elected senators; the federal capital territory of Abuja has one elected senator.
The country's administration is divided into the capital territory (the seat of government), the adjoining Kombo Saint Mary area, and the provinces.
Definition of capital territory in US English:
capital territory
noun
A territory containing the capital city of a country, in Australia, Nigeria, Pakistan, and elsewhere.
（澳大利亚、尼日利亚、巴基斯坦等地的）首都地区
Example sentencesExamples
The country's administration is divided into the capital territory (the seat of government), the adjoining Kombo Saint Mary area, and the provinces.
Each of the thirty-six states of the federation is represented equally in the Senate by three elected senators; the federal capital territory of Abuja has one elected senator.
With more than 20 million votes counted in 21 of Nigeria's 36 states and the federal capital territory, Obasanjo had 66% of the votes compared with 27% for Muhammadu Buhari, a former ally.
After the site was chosen for the capital territory in 1909, an international competition to plan the city was won by a Georgist, Walter Burley Griffin of Chicago, for whom Canberra's central lake is named.
Teachers have now been fighting for 18 months to get the capital territory's Labor government to agree to their demand for pay equality.