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“territory”

12 fragments across 6 traditions carry this sense. 9 of them close a name against 3 that open one, so it usually lands as the second element.

Across the traditions

Reverse entry

They are spread across 4 different families, from real world outward, which is the mark of a sense so basic that almost every tradition needs a word for it. Country carries the most, with 7 separate fragments for it — a tradition that needs this many words for one idea is telling you something about what it cares about.

Country


Objects

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  • Caerovia

    Caer blue + ovia territory

    blue territory

  • Nemovia

    Nem sacred grove + ovia territory

    sacred grove territory

  • Salovia

    Sal salt + ovia territory

    salt territory

  • Lunavia

    Lun moon + avia territory

    moon territory

  • Mesavia

    Mes middle + avia territory

    middle territory

  • Lupavia

    Lup wolf + avia territory

    wolf territory

  • Arenevia

    Aren sand + evia territory

    sand territory

  • Cervevia

    Cerv deer + evia territory

    deer territory

  • Asterevia

    Aster star + evia territory

    star territory

  • Liberivia

    Liber free + ivia territory

    free territory

  • Solivia

    Sol sun + ivia territory

    sun territory

  • Insivia

    Ins isle + ivia territory

    isle territory

Celtic


Real world

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  • Bannobrogi

    Banno peaked + brogi territory

    peaked territory

  • Arebrogi

    Are eastern + brogi territory

    eastern territory

  • Litubrogi

    Litu festival + brogi territory

    festival territory

French


Real world

Land initial

  • Landeau

    Land territory + eau little

    territory little

  • Landel

    Land territory + el little

    territory little

  • Landnand

    Land territory + nand daring

    territory daring

German


Real world

Land initial

  • Landlef

    Land territory + lef heir

    territory heir

  • Landmer

    Land territory + mer renowned

    territory renowned

  • Landfried

    Land territory + fried peace

    territory peace

Griffin


Creatures

land final

  • Vicland

    Vic victory + land territory

    victory territory

  • Caelland

    Cael sky + land territory

    sky territory

  • Praedland

    Praed prey + land territory

    prey territory

Knight


People

Land initial

  • Landbert

    Land territory + bert bright

    territory bright

  • Landry

    Land territory + ry ruler

    territory ruler

  • Landault

    Land territory + ault bold

    territory bold

Senses that travel together

See also

Each of these shares at least two traditions with “territory”. Senses that keep turning up in the same sets usually belong to one semantic field — the small vocabulary a naming tradition returns to again and again.

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