sovereign territory

collocation in English

meaningsofsovereignandterritory

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sovereign
adjective
uk
/ˈsɒv.ər.ɪn/us
/ˈsɑːv.rən/
having the highest power or being ...
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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 ofsovereignandterritoryfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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However, it appears that the exercise of territorial sovereignty has negative consequences outside thesovereignterritory.
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They can only be set up insovereignterritory.
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It is also absolutely right to defend thesovereignterritoryon which they live.
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Is this a piece of external aggression in relation tosovereignterritory?
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It was oursovereignterritorythat was in rebellion against us.
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Many librarians regarded their libraries as absolutesovereignterritory.
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The people of this country do not wish to alienate any part of oursovereignterritory.
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As our ability to move about the planet has increased, every country in the world has been forced to introduce some form of entry controls into itssovereignterritory.
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Why should they have any immunity when they launch an unprovoked attack on thesovereignterritoryof a neighbouring country?
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The bases are in factsovereignterritory.
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If you add nine miles around the perimeter of an island nation such as ours, you add enormously to the nationalsovereignterritoryover which we acquire benefits.
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Oursovereignterritoryhas been invaded.
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They have been supported by a people united in defence of our way of life and of oursovereignterritory.
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In international affairs a foreign base established in asovereignterritoryhas a special meaning which, to uncommitted countries, is sometimes sinister.
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It made several attempts to buy or lease land for asovereignterritory.
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They did not want traders setting up colonies in theirsovereignterritory.
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Their property is consideredsovereignterritory, like that of a nation.
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They retain modern roles as well as several acres ofsovereignterritorya nation can move about at will, which allows greater flexibility in diplomacy as well as military affairs.
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Most institutions that try to do something like that have their own navy, and usually a larger one than thesovereignterritorywhere they are attempting to impose the tax.
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This is not only enacted upon prior inhabitants of a land, but also in acts designed to reinforce the existence of distinct sovereign territories.
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