territorial dispute
noun
: a disagreement about who controls a particular territory
The two countries are in a territorial dispute.
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Advertisement Pakistan and India’s territorial dispute over Kashmir is deep-seated, stemming from the 1947 British partition of India, which established the borders between Pakistan and India.
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Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 12 Nov. 2025
As with Bir Tawil, these western pockets of land would go to whichever country loses the larger territorial dispute.
—Richard Collett, CNN Money, 29 Oct. 2025
Venezuela also remains locked in a territorial dispute with Guyana over the oil-rich Essequibo region.
—Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
One exception is Guyana, which is locked in a territorial dispute with Venezuala over the oil-rich Essequibo region and has welcomed U.S. security cooperation.
—Robert Muggah, The Conversation, 2 Oct. 2025
The Venezuelan defense minister’s accusations come against the backdrop of the long-running territorial dispute over the Essequibo region, a resource-rich area claimed by both Venezuela and Guyana.
—Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 15 Sep. 2025
The East Asian country was thrust into panic mode in 2010 when China implemented an export ban on rare earths that specifically targeted Tokyo following a heated territorial dispute.
—Sam Meredith,dylan Butts, CNBC, 20 June 2025
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Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 12 Nov. 2025
As with Bir Tawil, these western pockets of land would go to whichever country loses the larger territorial dispute.
—Richard Collett, CNN Money, 29 Oct. 2025
Venezuela also remains locked in a territorial dispute with Guyana over the oil-rich Essequibo region.
—Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
One exception is Guyana, which is locked in a territorial dispute with Venezuala over the oil-rich Essequibo region and has welcomed U.S. security cooperation.
—Robert Muggah, The Conversation, 2 Oct. 2025
The Venezuelan defense minister’s accusations come against the backdrop of the long-running territorial dispute over the Essequibo region, a resource-rich area claimed by both Venezuela and Guyana.
—Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 15 Sep. 2025
The East Asian country was thrust into panic mode in 2010 when China implemented an export ban on rare earths that specifically targeted Tokyo following a heated territorial dispute.
—Sam Meredith,dylan Butts, CNBC, 20 June 2025
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