noncontiguous
Americanadjective
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Today it is a Russian “exclave,” with Lithuania to its north and Poland to its south—sovereign Russian territory noncontiguous to Mother Russia.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 27, 2026
The federal judges said legislative districts containing disconnected “islands” of land were similar to towns that had been legally permitted to annex noncontiguous areas.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 12, 2023
So they were in a neighborhood tussle played away from the neighborhood, between countries with 11½ miles of noncontiguous border, vying so that one side might brag while boating through the Strait of Gibraltar.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 6, 2022
Afrin is noncontiguous with the much larger area to the east controlled by the Syrian Democratic Forces in cooperation with the U.S. military.
From Slate ● Feb. 16, 2018
These were all changes coming from outside, but it next to be demonstrated that Spain herself did not hold her noncontiguous territories as sacred as she did her home dominions.
From Lineage, Life and Labors of José Rizal, Philippine Patriot by James Alexander Robertson
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