exclave
[ eks-kleyv ]
noun
a portion of a country geographically separated from the main part by surrounding foreign territory: West Berlin was an exclave of West Germany.
Origin of exclave
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How to use exclave in a sentence
From the point of view of the states possessing such detached portions of territory these become “exclaves.”
British Dictionary definitions for exclave
exclave
/ (ˈɛkskleɪv) /
noun
a part of a country entirely surrounded by foreign territory: viewed from the position of the home country: Compare enclave
Origin of exclave
1C20: from ex- 1 + -clave, on the model of enclave
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