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

In 2005-2006, Aliyev completed the erasure of over 28,000 medieval Armenian monuments in the exclave of Nakhichevan, which were supposed to be protected by UNESCO but that Aliyev now says never existed to begin with.

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• enclave
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