enclave vs. exclave

enclave

noun

  1. a country, or especially, an outlying portion of a country, entirely or mostly surrounded by the territory of another country.

  2. any small, distinct area or group enclosed or isolated within a larger one.

    a Chinese-speaking enclave in London.

verb (used with object)

enclaved, enclaving 

  1. to isolate or enclose (especially territory) within a foreign or uncongenial environment; make an enclave of.

    The desert enclaved the little settlement.

exclave

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.