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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A portion of a country's territory not connected to the main part.

   "Alaska and Kaliningrad are both examples of exclaves."

2. 2
   A detached part of an organ, as of the pancreas, thyroid (accessory thyroids), or other gland. rare

Verb

1. 1
   To separate a region in a way that turns it into an exclave. transitive

Example

More examples

"Alaska and Kaliningrad are both examples of exclaves."

Etymology

From ex- + (en)clave.

Related phrases

pene enclavepene exclave

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