🇪🇸 Spanish

territorios

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masculine

los territorios

territories

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territorios
/los teritoɾˈjos/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say territorios in Spanish?

IPA
/los teritoɾˈjos/

How do you pronounce territorios in Spanish?

territorios is pronounced /los teritoɾˈjos/ in Spanish.

Example sentences

El territorio español es muy diverso, con montañas altas y costas extensas.

The Spanish territory is very diverse, with tall mountains and extensive coasts.

Este territorio antiguo fue conquistado por varios imperios durante su larga historia.

This ancient territory was conquered by several empires during its long history.

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Why is it masculine?

Territorios is masculine because it derives from Latin *territorium*, which was itself masculine in gender, and Spanish retained this grammatical gender from its Latin ancestor. The Latin root comes from *terra* (earth/land), and the masculine *-ium* suffix produced a noun that designated an extensive area of land under control.

What is the Spanish word for territories?

The Spanish word for territories is los territorios — masculine.

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