kleɪv noun
a portion of a country geographically separated from the main part by surrounding alien territory: West Berlin was an exclave of West Germany.
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| Compare enclave a part of a country entirely surrounded by foreign territory: viewed from the position of the home country | |
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Exclave
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exclave ex·clave (ěk'sklāv')
n.
An outlying, detached portion of a gland or other part, as of the thyroid or pancreas; an accessory gland.
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