🇫🇷 French

territoires

Did you know? This word is a cognate — it looks similar in English and has the same meaning. Cognates are usually easier to remember!
masculine

les territoires

territories

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territoires
/le tɛʁitwaʁ/
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How do you say territoires in French?

IPA
/le tɛʁitwaʁ/

How do you pronounce territoires in French?

territoires is pronounced /le tɛʁitwaʁ/ in French.

Example sentences

Le territoire français est vaste et diversifié.

The French territory is vast and diversified. (masculine article 'le' and masculine adjective 'français' agree with 'territoire')

Ce territoire disputé nécessite une négociation internationale immédiate.

This disputed territory requires immediate international negotiation. (masculine demonstrative 'ce' and masculine adjective 'disputé' agree with 'territoire')

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Why is it masculine?

Territoires is masculine because it derives from the Latin "territorium," which was masculine in its declension (from "terra," meaning land). The masculine gender was preserved when the word entered Old French and remains standard in modern French.

What is the French word for territories?

The French word for territories is les territoires — masculine.

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