territoriality

About 0.48 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun The fact or legal status of being a territory.
2. noun The pattern of behaviour in animals that defines and defends a territory.
3. noun A pattern of human behaviour characterised by defence of a particular territory or area of interest.

Similar words

territorial territory regional sovereignhood statehood status turfdom boundedness spatiality locationality

Often followed by

and in of is principle as was has are

Word family

territorialities