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territorialism

territorialism noun: territoriality: the assertion of rights to a territory.

Noun

territorialism (countable and uncountable, plural territorialisms)

  1. Territoriality: the assertion of rights to a territory
    • Such incidents create debate about localism, a brand of territorialism that has been practiced at surf breaks around the world for decades.2009 January 23, Matt Higgins, “Rough Waves, Tougher Beaches”, in New York Times
  2. A theory of church government according to which the ruler of a country has the natural right to rule also over the ecclesiastical affairs of its people.

Forms of territorialism

pluralterritorialisms

Origin of territorialism

From territorial + -ism.

Questions about territorialism

What does territorialism mean?
Territorialism means territoriality: the assertion of rights to a territory.
What part of speech is territorialism?
Territorialism is a noun.
What is the plural of territorialism?
The plural of territorialism is territorialisms.

Words near territorialism in the dictionary

  1. territorialisations
  2. territorialise
  3. territorialised
  4. territorialises
  5. territorialising
  6. territorialism
  7. territorialisms
  8. territorialist
  9. territorialistic
  10. territorialists
  11. territorialities

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