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Vinony

territoriality

noun

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Pronunciation: /tɛɹɪtɔːɹɪˈalɪti/

noun

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.

  1. The fact or legal status of being a territory.
  2. The pattern of behaviour in animals that defines and defends a territory.
  3. 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.”