Occupying or taking possession of an area or place (to hold it exclusively).
デモ隊が広場を占領して座り込みを続けた。
The demonstrators occupied the square and continued their sit-in.
倉庫の一部が不法に占領されていると通報があった。
It was reported that part of the warehouse had been illegally occupied.
Military occupation; capture or seizure of territory, resources, or facilities (often in wartime or as part of an invasion).
戦争で多くの都市が敵国に占領された。
Many cities were occupied by the enemy country during the war.
占領下では言論や移動の自由が制限されることが多い。
Under occupation, freedoms such as speech and movement are often restricted.