acquisition of territory

collocation in English

meaningsofacquisitionandterritory

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acquisition
noun
uk
/ˌæk.wɪˈzɪʃ.ən/us
/ˌæk.wəˈzɪʃ.ən/
the process of ...
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territory
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˈter.ɪ.tər.i/us
/ˈter.ə.tɔːr.i/
(an area of) land, or sometimes sea, that is considered as belonging to or connected with a particular country ...
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(Definition ofacquisitionandterritoryfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The fact of success by a people in excessiveacquisitionofterritorycarries no higher guarantee of eternal approval.
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She has won for herself byacquisitionofterritorya physical security never before enjoyed in the short history of her statehood.
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They feel that this could involve not merely the presentacquisitionofterritory, but a continued desire to expand.
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It will not simply be for theacquisitionofterritory; for the establishment of bases or whatever it may be.
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We started off by stating the inadmissibility of theacquisitionofterritoryby war.
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We do not believe in theacquisitionofterritoryby force.
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It was not for theacquisitionofterritory; we had plenty.
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Resolution 242, passed unanimously nearly six years ago, states categorically in its preamble that theacquisitionofterritoryby force is inadmissible.
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Has she never desiredacquisitionofterritory?
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They are polygynous, where malesacquisitionofterritoryis an important determinant in their access to mates.
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That victory led also to the gradualacquisitionofterritoryruled by and from the town.
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Direct annexation, theacquisitionofterritoryby way of force, was historically recognised as a lawful method for acquiring sovereignty over newly acquired territory before the mid-1700s.
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