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Territorial (Adjective)

Displaying territoriality; defending a territory from intruders; "territorial behavior"; "strongly territorial birds".

All adjective clusters.

The park ranger had to be careful not to get too close to the bear's cubs, as the mother was being extremely territorial and might attack if she felt threatened.
Many dog owners are aware of their pets' territorial behavior, and take steps to socialize them to reduce aggression towards strangers.
Some species of fish are strongly territorial and will fight with other fish that enter their territory.
The two male birds were engaged in a fierce territorial dispute, with each trying to chase the other away from their claimed nesting site.
As the hiking group entered the area, they were confronted by a territorial coyote who barked and growled to scare them off.

Belonging to the territory of any state or ruler; "territorial rights".

All adjective clusters.

Of or relating to a territory; "the territorial government of the Virgin Islands"; "territorial claims made by a country".

Relational adjectives (pertainyms).

The indigenous community defended its ancestral land, resisting external efforts to violate their territorial integrity.
Since becoming part of a union in the sixteenth century, a persistent historical topic is England and the various entities connected through Scottish Territorial administration during prior dissonances resulting occasionally forming complex eventual governments systems ever occurred sometimes earlier.
Territorial concessions made by the defeated nations under treaties often included a renunciation of their territorial claims.
Territorial disputes about fishing rights continue to cause tension between the two neighboring countries in particular.
According to the government proposal, local representatives of each region will be vested in territorial authorities under the coordination control government managing local district matters more widely more or less without exception.