exclave

English

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈɛkskleɪv/

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Noun

exclave (plural exclaves)

1. A portion of a country's territory not connected to the main part

   Alaska and Kaliningrad are both examples of exclaves.

2. (medicine, rare) A detached part of an organ, as of the pancreas, thyroid, or other gland.

See also

• enclave
• pene-enclave
• pene-exclave

Translations

a country's territory not connected to the main part

• French: exclave (fr) f
• German: Exklave (de) f

• Spanish: exclave (es)

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• Norwegian: eksklave (no) m