territorialisation

A form of territorialization — The process of territorializing.

Scrabble 18

Meanings

nounterritorialisation (countable and uncountable, plural territorialisations)

plural territorialisations

  1. alternativecountableuncountableAlternative spelling of territorialization.
    1 more example

    So, for instance, the evilness of walls (they are ignorant, arrogant, unjust) and the vanity of walls (they are never as effective as dreamt by their builders) should be reconstructed on the basis of the multiple territorialisations of the actors that come to be associated with each single wall, as well as affected by it (on its two or more sides).

    2018, Andrea Mubi Brighenti, Mattias Kärrholm, Urban Walls

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe act of organizing as a territory

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

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APA

territorialisation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/territorialisation

MLA

“territorialisation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/territorialisation. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “territorialisation,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/territorialisation.

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