contested territory
Land under dispute
Contested territory is land claimed or fought over by two or more parties—nations, ethnic groups, or political factions.
The term applies to regions where sovereignty is disputed: Kashmir remains contested territory between India and Pakistan.
It extends figuratively to any domain where competing interests clash: Social media has become contested territory for political campaigns.
- disputedArgued over, unresolved
- borderOuter edge or limit
- border warConflict at territorial edges
- conflictOpposition between parties
- occupationOne's regular paid work
occupied zone · sovereignty · claims · annexation · ethnic cleansing · frontline · no man's land · green line · enclave · partition · ceasefire · cease fire line · skirmish · incursion · garrison · checkpoint · barricade · standoff
- danger zonesdanger zone, danger zones, disaster zone, war zone, war zones
- borderlandsborderland, borderlands, border, border zone, border region
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