territorial
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Britannica Dictionary definition of TERRITORIAL
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of or relating to land or water that is owned or controlled by a government
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territorial boundaries
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territorial claims by settlers
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a territorial government
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The two countries are in a territorial dispute. [=a disagreement about which one controls a particular territory]
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[more territorial; most territorial]
— used to describe animals or people that try to keep others away from an area that they use or control
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The neighbor's dog is extremely territorial and barks if you come close to the yard.
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the human tendency to be territorial
— territorially
adverb-
The region was territorially important to the empire.
