territoriality
territorial quality, condition, or status.
the behavior of an animal in defining and defending its territory.
attachment to or protection of a territory or domain.
Origin of territoriality
1Other words from territoriality
- non·ter·ri·to·ri·al·i·ty, noun
Words Nearby territoriality
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How to use territoriality in a sentence
The so-called Peking University is an example of what the Chinese have to suffer on account of extra-territoriality.
The Problem of China | Bertrand RussellIn exchange for the privilege of extra-territoriality granted to foreign residents in Japan, they were placed under restrictions.
The Empire of the East | H. B. Montgomeryterritoriality and mutual exclusiveness of adults and even of young seems to be implied.
Life History and Ecology of the Five-lined Skink, Eumeces fasciatus | Henry S. Fitchterritoriality in the usual sense is lacking in the five-lined skink, and could scarcely exist in an animal of its habits.
Life History and Ecology of the Five-lined Skink, Eumeces fasciatus | Henry S. FitchBand territoriality would have been directly contradictory to the enormous distances traversed by the mounted people.
Shoshone-Bannock Subsistence and Society | Robert F. Murphy
British Dictionary definitions for territoriality
/ (ˌtɛrɪˌtɔːrɪˈælɪtɪ) /
the state or rank of being a territory
the behaviour shown by an animal when establishing and defending its territory
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Scientific definitions for territoriality
[ tĕr′ĭ-tôr′ē-ăl′ĭ-tē ]
A behavior pattern in animals consisting of the occupation and defense of a territory.
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