"territorial waters" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|p}} territorial waters pl (plural only)
  1. (politics, geography) A country's inland lakes and waterways as well as the portion of its coastal oceans, seas, or other adjoining bodies of water considered to fall within the political boundaries and legal jurisdiction of that country. Wikipedia link: territorial waters Tags: plural, plural-only Categories (topical): Geography, Politics Related terms: coastal waters, international waters Translations (belt of coastal waters): 領海 (Chinese Mandarin), 领海 (lǐnghǎi) (Chinese Mandarin), territorialfarvand [neuter] (Danish), søterritorium [neuter] (Danish), territoriale wateren [neuter, plural] (Dutch), aluevedet [plural] (Finnish), mer territoriale [feminine] (French), eaux territoriales [feminine, plural] (French), ტერიტორიული წყლები (ṭeriṭoriuli c̣q̇lebi) (Georgian), Küstenmeer [neuter] (German), αιγιαλίτιδα ζώνη (aigialítida zóni) [feminine] (Greek), χωρικά ύδατα (choriká ýdata) [neuter, plural] (Greek), landhelgi [feminine] (Icelandic), acque territoriali [feminine, plural] (Italian), mare territoriale [masculine] (Italian), 領海 (ryōkai) (alt: りょうかい) (Japanese), 영해 (yeonghae) (alt: 領海) (Korean), territorialfarvann [neuter] (Norwegian Bokmål), sjøterritorium [neuter] (Norwegian Bokmål), territorialfarvatn [neuter] (Norwegian Nynorsk), sjøterritorium [neuter] (Norwegian Nynorsk), آبهای سرزمینی (âb-hâ-ye sarzamini) (Persian), wody terytorialne [nonvirile] (Polish), morze terytorialne [neuter] (Polish), wody przybrzeżne [nonvirile] (Polish), ape teritoriale [feminine, plural] (Romanian), территориа́льные во́ды (territoriálʹnyje vódy) [feminine, plural] (Russian), mar territorial [masculine] (Spanish), territorialvatten [neuter] (Swedish), territorialhav [neuter] (Swedish), lupaining dagatan (Tagalog), น่านน้ำ (nâan-náam) (Thai), lãnh hải (Vietnamese)

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