(politics, geography) A country's inland lakes and waterways as well as the portion of its coastal oceans, seas, or other adjoining bodies of water considered to fall within the political boundaries and legal jurisdiction of that country.

singular of territorial waters

plural of territorial matrix

The sea and ocean areas belonging to the territorial waters of a country.

(international law) the principle that a state’s borders are sacrosanct; the idea that nation-states should not attempt to promote secessionist movements or to promote border changes in other nation-states

plural of territorial pissing

plural of territorial sea

The varying provision of social services in different areas based on how much they are needed in each area.

The plan to establish a white ethnostate in the northwestern United States.

(geography) Territory covering northern and north-central Australia. Its capital is Darwin.