territoriality en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /tɛɹɪtɔːɹɪˈalɪti/ (UK)
Etymology
Etymology tree English territorial Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English territoriality From territorial + -ity.
Meanings
- (countable, uncountable) The fact or legal status of being a territory.
- (countable, uncountable) The pattern of behaviour in animals that defines and defends a territory.
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(countable, uncountable) A pattern of human behaviour characterised by defence of a particular territory or area of interest.
These criticisms had a whiff of territoriality about them.
1999, Matt Ridley, Genome, Harper Perennial, published 2004, page 99:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| territorialities | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (8)
pl terytorialność (fact or legal status of being a territory) · tl kalupainin (fact or legal status of being a territory) · el εδαφικότητα (fact or legal status of being a territory) · pl terytorialność (pattern of behaviour in animals that defines and defends a territory) · el εδαφικότητα (pattern of human behaviour characterised by defence of a particular territory or area of interest) · el εδαφικότητα (pattern of behaviour in animals that defines and defends a territory) · pl terytorialność (pattern of human behaviour characterised by defence of a particular territory or area of interest) · cmn 領域性 /领域性 (pattern of behaviour in animals that defines and defends a territory)