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pene-exclave
[ pen-ey-eks-kleyv ]
noun
- a region within the borders of the country to which it belongs, but lacking road access or having road access only from another country (often used attributively):
Kleinwalsertal is an Austrian pene-exclave, a valley region accessible only from Germany because of the surrounding Alps.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of pene-exclave1
First recorded in 1960–65; pene- ( def ) + exclave ( def )
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Example Sentences
Gurcan lives in Point Roberts, Whatcom County, a 5-square-mile pene-exclave that shares a land border with Canada and is otherwise surrounded by the waters of Boundary Bay.
From Seattle Times
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