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

Another example is the recent allegation of Russian electronic interference in flights passing close to its exclave of Kaliningrad on the Baltic coast.

From BBC

The draft Russian defence ministry decree suggested moving the sea borders around Russian islands in the Gulf of Finland and around the exclave of Kaliningrad.

From BBC

However, President Aliyev has demanded that Armenia give his country a free railroad corridor through its territory to its exclave of Nakhichevan.

From BBC

Poland also has a 130 mile land frontier with Russia itself - with Kaliningrad, the chunk of Russia, its exclave on the Baltic Sea.

From BBC

It happened near Kaliningrad, a Russian exclave on the Baltic, on Wednesday.

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Related Words

• area
• colony
• country
• district
• enclave
• field
• land
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• state
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