territorial dispute

noun

: a disagreement about who controls a particular territory

The two countries are in a territorial dispute.

Examples of territorial dispute in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The territorial dispute over the islands remains one of the Gulf’s most persistent flashpoints. — Sam Metz, Fortune, 14 Mar. 2026

But the glancing references to Western Sahara’s decades-old territorial dispute, depicted here as a mere unexpected obstacle in the characters’ quest for a transformative experience, belie a deeper history that is not simply a logistical inconvenience. — Álex Maroño Porto, The Atlantic, 14 Mar. 2026

The territorial dispute over the islands remains one of the Gulf’s most persistent flashpoints. — Sam Metz, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2026

Formed in Pakistan, the Sunni Muslim militant group is predominant in the Kashmir region, which has been involved in an often-bloody territorial dispute since the partition of India and Pakistan as the British left the subcontinent in 1947 after 300 years of colonial rule. — Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 6 Mar. 2026

Rhymes for territorial dispute

• absolute
• arrowroot
• attribute
• bitterroot
• constitute
• convolute
• destitute
• disrepute
• dissolute
• execute
• institute
• involute