territorial dispute

collocation in English

meaningsofterritorialanddispute

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territorial
adjective
uk
/ˌter.ɪˈtɔː.ri.əl/us
/ˌter.əˈtɔːr.i.əl/
relating ...
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dispute
noun[C or U]
uk
/dɪˈspjuːt/us
/dɪˈspjuːt/
an argument or disagreement, especially an official one between, for example, workers and employers or two countries with a ...
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(Definition ofterritorialanddisputefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofterritorial dispute

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We will continue to encourage both countries to work for a full settlement of theirterritorialdispute.
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They are not, after all, in the front line of theterritorialdispute.
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There are other methods, which are known to international law, of deciding matters ofterritorialdispute.
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There is, obviously, still aterritorialdisputebetween the two countries.
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Nevertheless, there was a series of agreements in this difficult and controversialterritorialdispute.
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Could it be that this strip of shingle, seaweed and crabs is the source of a greatterritorialdispute?
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Its poison has spread far beyond the few countries directly involved in theterritorialdispute.
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Every country has aterritorialdisputewith its neighbour.
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The decision to declare war had been made six months earlier so theterritorialdisputeappears to be only a pretext.
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The intention was to help start bilateral negotiations and solve theterritorialdisputewhich had previously turned violent.
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This conflict is, however, more than aterritorialdisputebetween two nuclear powers.
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The animal can move more rapidly when involved in aterritorialdispute.
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When aterritorialdisputeoccurs, they vocalize, swat, and can sometimes sit on or even ride the back of their opponents.
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A simpleterritorialdispute, such as a border dispute, is not usually referred to as expansionism.
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Theterritorialdisputeis a major source of nationalist tensions between the two nations.
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This makes the management of territorial disputes more difficult.
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The interpretation of the inscription caused aterritorialdisputefrom the late 19th century to the early 20th century, and is still disputed by academics today.
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