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Territoriality
Meaning
Noun
●
The
fact
or
legal
status
of being a territory.
●
In Zoology:
The
pattern
of
behaviour
in
animals
that
defines
and
defends
a territory.
●
A
pattern
of human
behaviour
characterised
by
defence
of a particular
territory
or area of interest.
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Origin
territoriality
English
-ity
English
-ité
French
-ité
Middle French (ca. 1400-1600)
-ete
Old French (842-ca. 1400)
territorial
English
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Etym
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