territoriality
/tɛɹɪtɔːɹɪˈalɪti/
noun 3
Definitions
noun
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.
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