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exclave

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ex⋅clave

  [eks-kleyv]
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–noun
a portion of a country geographically separated from the main part by surrounding alien territory: West Berlin was an exclave of West Germany.
Origin:
1885–90; ex- 1 + -clave, modeled on enclave
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ex·clave   (ěk'sklāv')   
n.  A part of a country that is isolated from the main part and is surrounded by foreign territory.

[ex- + (en)clave.]
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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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