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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

/ ˈɛ°ì²õ°ì±ô±ðɪ±¹ /

noun

  1. a part of a country entirely surrounded by foreign territory: viewed from the position of the home country Compare enclave
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of exclave1

First recorded in 1885–90; ex- 1 + -clave, modeled on enclave
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of exclave1

C20: from ex- 1+ -clave, on the model of enclave
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Another example is the recent allegation of Russian electronic interference in flights passing close to its exclave of Kaliningrad on the Baltic coast.

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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.

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

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

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

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