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On this page you'll find 9 example sentences with Territoriality. Discover the meaning, synonyms such as behavior or behaviour and how to use the word correctly in a sentence.

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Territoriality in a sentence

Territoriality meaning

  1. The fact or legal status of being a territory.
  2. The pattern of behaviour in animals that defines and defends a territory.
  3. A pattern of human behaviour characterised by defence of a particular territory or area of interest.

Synonyms of Territoriality

behavior behaviour

Related words

Other words often associated with Territoriality or its synonyms:

conduct demeanour action activity trait demeanor doings deportment activeness

Using Territoriality

  • The main meaning on this page is: The fact or legal status of being a territory. | The pattern of behaviour in animals that defines and defends a territory. | A pattern of human behaviour characterised by defence of a particular territory or area of interest.
  • Useful related words include: behavior, behaviour.
  • In the example corpus, territoriality often appears in combinations such as: territoriality and.

Context around Territoriality

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 24.6 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 6 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 9 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

extra 1× done 1× citation 1× express 1×

Often after:

amount 1× depends 1×

Sentence patterns with Territoriality

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

are done territoriality and each 1× competition citation territoriality and dominance 1× degree of territoriality amount of 1× rather than territoriality and thus 1× showed that territoriality depends on 1× territoriality is one 1× to express territoriality as nonterritorial 1× to extra territoriality 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a 1987 study 1× crowding can constrain 1× however the majority 1× in 1999 the 1× most species are 1× other parameters for 1×

Common sentence endings:

dominance subordination hierarchies 1× for different locales 1× kill a human 1× most important aspects 1× not have horns 1× of the coalition 1×

Words around Territoriality

Just before it in the word index:

territoriale 2 territorial 1.023 territoires 2 territoire 5 terris 5 terrion 3

Just after it in the word index:

territorially 8 territorials 2 territorians 9 territories 1.765 territory 5.306 terro 3

Similar in corpus frequency:

aakash 12 aanholt 12 aardwolf 12 abadan 12 abati 12 abcc 12

Corpus analysis for Territoriality

  • In this selection, "territoriality" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, extra, done, citation, amount and depends stand out and add context to how "territoriality" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include are done territoriality and each and competition citation territoriality and dominance. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "territoriality" sits close to words such as aakash, aanholt and aardwolf, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with territoriality

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Territoriality is one of their most important aspects. (8 words)

They are done territoriality, and each government issues them for different locales. (12 words)

In 1999 the US finally returned the canal to Panama and put an end to extra-territoriality. (17 words)

Longer example sentences

Most species are difficult to contain in any density, due to the territoriality of the males, or in the case of oryxes (which have a relatively hierarchical social structure), an aggressive disposition; they can easily kill a human. (38 words)

The horns of female bovids are believed to have evolved for defence against predators or to express territoriality, as nonterritorial females, which are able to use crypsis for predator defence, often do not have horns. (35 words)

However, the majority of black bear attacks tend to be motivated by hunger rather than territoriality, and thus victims have a higher probability of surviving by fighting back rather than submitting. (31 words)

Example sentences (9)

In 1999 the US finally returned the canal to Panama and put an end to extra-territoriality.

They are done territoriality, and each government issues them for different locales.

Other parameters for analyzing linguistic rights include the degree of territoriality, amount of positivity, orientation in terms of assimilation or maintenance, and overtness, according to wikipedia 2017.

A 1987 study of the social organisation in males showed that territoriality depends on the size and age of the males and the membership of the coalition.

Crowding can constrain normal swimming behaviour, as well as increase aggressive and competitive behaviours such as cannibalism, citation feed competition, citation territoriality and dominance/subordination hierarchies.

However, the majority of black bear attacks tend to be motivated by hunger rather than territoriality, and thus victims have a higher probability of surviving by fighting back rather than submitting.

Most species are difficult to contain in any density, due to the territoriality of the males, or in the case of oryxes (which have a relatively hierarchical social structure), an aggressive disposition; they can easily kill a human.

Territoriality is one of their most important aspects.

The horns of female bovids are believed to have evolved for defence against predators or to express territoriality, as nonterritorial females, which are able to use crypsis for predator defence, often do not have horns.

Common combinations with territoriality

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "territoriality" in a sentence?
An example: "In 1999 the US finally returned the canal to Panama and put an end to extra-territoriality." This page contains 9 example sentences with the word "territoriality" from authentic English texts.
What does "territoriality" mean?
Territoriality means: The fact or legal status of being a territory.
What are synonyms of "territoriality"?
Common synonyms of "territoriality" include: behavior, behaviour.
How many example sentences with "territoriality" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 9 example sentences with "territoriality", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.