exclave

[eks-kleyv]

noun

1. a portion of a country geographically separated from the main part by surrounding foreign territory.

   West Berlin was an exclave of West Germany.

exclave

/ ˈɛkskleɪv /

noun

1. a part of a country entirely surrounded by foreign territory: viewed from the position of the home country Compare enclave

Word History and Origins

Origin of exclave¹

First recorded in 1885–90; ex- ¹ + -clave, modeled on enclave

Word History and Origins

Origin of exclave¹

C20: from _ex- ¹ + -clave, on the model of _enclave

Example Sentences

Poland shares not only a border with the Russian exclave Kaliningrad, but also Belarus, a close Moscow ally now enmeshed in Russia’s defense infrastructure.

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Azerbaijan demanded that Armenia give part of this region as a "corridor" to its exclave of Nakhchivan.

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For Europe, the latent threat to Nato countries comes primarily from Russia's missiles, some of which are stationed on the Baltic coast in Russia's exclave of Kaliningrad.

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The route will connect Azerbaijan and its autonomous Nakhchivan exclave, which are separated by Armenian territory.

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Its unclear where the vessels are bound for, though all three have continued sailing through the Baltic and may be moving towards ports in mainland Russia or Kaliningrad - an exclave between Poland and Lithuania.

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Related Words

• area 
• colony 
• country 
• district 
• enclave 
• field 
• land 
• nation 
• neighborhood 
• province 
• sector 
• state 
• street 
• terrain 
• zone