1.
occupied territory; occupied land; conquered area
占領地の住民は苦しんだ。
The residents of the occupied territory suffered.
占領地からの撤退が決定された。
The withdrawal from the occupied territory was decided.
戦後、連合国は占領地に新しい行政機関を設置した。
After the war, the Allied powers established new administrative bodies in the occupied territories.
A compound of 占領 (occupation, military seizure) + 地 (land/territory). Refers to land controlled by a foreign military power or conquering force. Commonly encountered in history textbooks, news coverage of conflicts, and political discussions.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 占領地の統治: governance of occupied territory
- 占領地からの撤退: withdrawal from occupied territory
- 占領地の住民: residents of occupied territory
- 占領地行政: occupied territory administration
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 占領区: occupied zone/sector (smaller administrative division within occupied territory)
- 植民地: colony (territory exploited economically over a long period, not just militarily held)
- 領土: territory (one's own sovereign territory; neutral term)
HISTORICAL NOTE:
In Japanese history, the term is most associated with the post-WWII Allied occupation of Japan (1945-1952) and Japan's own wartime occupations in Asia.