territorial waters

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territorial waters

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  1. plural, plural only 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. Her Majesty's Government do not interpret these expressions in any sense derogatory to the sovereign authority of Great Britain in the territorial waters of Newfoundland.

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noun belt of coastal waters

Españolmar territorial
한국어영해 yeonghae
日本語領海 ryōkai
中文領水 /领水 lǐngshuǐ
Françaismer territoriale, eaux territoriales
DeutschKüstenmeer
Italianoacque territoriali, mare territoriale
Ελληνικάαιγιαλίτιδα ζώνη aigialítida zóni, χωρικά ύδατα choriká ýdata
Românăape teritoriale
Русскийтерриториа́льные во́ды territoriálʹnyje vódy
Tiếng Việtlãnh hải, vùng biển, hải phận

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@misc{territorial_waters_2026,
  title = {territorial waters},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/territorial%20waters},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}