a turf war

(American)

a fight or an argument to decide who controls an area or an activity The recent shootings in the city are part of a turf war between two competing gangs.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Soheil	-	Persian
Hewitt	['hju:it]
Liliana	lee-LYAH-nah (Italian, Polish), lil-ee-AN-ə (English)	Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Romanian, Polish, English
Ivey	['aivi]
Firuza	-	Azerbaijani, Tajik, Uzbek
Valentin	['væləntin]