pene-exclave

[ pen-ey-eks-kleyv ]

noun

1. 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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of pene-exclave¹

First recorded in 1960–65; pene- ( def ) + exclave ( def )

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