occupied territory
collocation in Englishmeaningsofoccupiedandterritory
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occupied
adjective
uk/ˈɒk.jə.paɪd/us/ˈɑː.kjə.paɪd/
An occupied place is being controlled by an army or group of people that has moved ...
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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 ofoccupiedandterritoryfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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One of the private schools was not accessible for security reasons (located in anoccupiedterritory), another was relocated, and 5 refused to cooperate.
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Building walls and new settlements onoccupiedterritorydoes not contribute to peace.
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Our troops in theoccupiedterritoryare popular with the local inhabitants.
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He is not dealing with the legal jurisdiction of anoccupiedterritory.
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We are dealing here with the commercial exploitation ofoccupiedterritory.
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That is something which is not being done for any otheroccupiedterritory.
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The position of inhabitants ofoccupiedterritory, who are at liberty, is not analogous.
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It has attacked submarine bases, shipyards, ports and harbours inoccupiedterritory.
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We should also consider the issue ofoccupiedterritory.
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That is the state of affairs at present as regards the oldoccupiedterritory.
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It should not be built in theoccupiedterritory.
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I know of no frozen assets inoccupiedterritorywhich could be used for this purpose.
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He is concerned with the originaloccupiedterritory, and consequently helpless to effect any relief.
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However, building parts of the barrier onoccupiedterritorywill not lead to lasting security.
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We supplied those tanks and ammunition in the full knowledge that they would be used to defend the borders won in the 1967 war and theoccupiedterritory.
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They were brought from theoccupiedterritory.
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The regulations and the convention thus recognise that occupation may occur, and they recognise the right of an occupying power to make changes to existing institutions in theoccupiedterritory.
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Any steps towards withdrawal fromoccupiedterritory– albeit limited – are to be welcomed.
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