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territorial

[ter-i-tawr-ee-uhl, -tohr-] / ˌtɛr ɪˈtɔr i əl, -ˈtoʊr- /
ADJECTIVE
regional
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Contemporary disputes involve the right of innocent passage through other countries’ territorial waters.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

A recent poll by the Chicago Council on Global Affairs indicated that 41% of Americans see China's territorial ambitions as a threat to the US.

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

The agreement rules that out, emphasizing Danish sovereignty and territorial integrity, as well as Greenlandic right to self-determination.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026

Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said the deal recognizes the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Kingdom of Denmark and Greenlanders’ right to self-determination.

From Salon ● Sep. 19, 2026

It began when Julia Bright asked her husband, William, the president of the territorial council, to introduce a suffrage bill.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling

Twenty-eight of the Skye territorials lived within sight of Portree harbour.

From BBC ● Mar. 24, 2014

At the tables handsome flying Johnnies, naval Jacks in full dress, guardsmen, territorials, and just plain civics sat making conversational love.

From Time Magazine Archive

That would give Italy 600,000 men under arms, not counting territorials.

From Time Magazine Archive

Britain now has 827,000 men & women in uniform, counting the regular army, navy and air force, plus draftees and territorials.

From Time Magazine Archive

The territorials who are in charge of them say that they were much more lively at first.

From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque




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