exclave en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈɛkskleɪv/
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Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs Proto-Italic *eks Latin ex Latin ex-der. Middle French ex-bor. Middle English ex- English ex- English (en)clave English exclave From ex- + (en)clave.
Meanings
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A portion of a country's territory not connected to the main part.
Alaska and Kaliningrad are both examples of exclaves.
Spain’s Melilla, one of two small exclaves of EU land on the African continent, has long been the strongest distillation of fortress Europe.
2022 March 10, Daniel Howden, “Europe has rediscovered compassion for refugees – but only if they’re white”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 05 Apr 2022:France, but the shape of a giraffe, with a number of its counties belonging to Wales, with an odd little exclave far up North in Norway? That's border gore.
2022 August 24, Ruth Cassidy, “Crusader Kings 3 update looks to tone-down the 'border gore' of endless conquest”, in PC Gamer, archived from the original on 03 Oct 2022:While there has never been a macronational bedroom nation, some exclaves have been barely larger.
2006 March 24, r, “World's smallest enclave?”, in Micro-Nations.com (MNO), archived from the original on 10 Aug 2008:
- (rare) A detached part of an organ, as of the pancreas, thyroid (accessory thyroids), or other gland.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| exclaves | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
pene-exclave · pene-enclave · enclave
Translations (20)
mk екскла́ва (a country's territory not connected to the main part) · cy allglofan (a country's territory not connected to the main part) · pt exclave (a country's territory not connected to the main part) · cmn 外飛地 /外飞地 (a country's territory not connected to the main part) · fr exclave (a country's territory not connected to the main part) · fi eksklaavi (a country's territory not connected to the main part) · sv exklav (a country's territory not connected to the main part) · nl exklave (a country's territory not connected to the main part) · th ดินแดนส่วนแยก (a country's territory not connected to the main part) · ka ექსკლავი (a country's territory not connected to the main part) · es exclave (a country's territory not connected to the main part) · haw lele (a country's territory not connected to the main part) · nb eksklave (a country's territory not connected to the main part) · pl eksklawa (a country's territory not connected to the main part) · nn eksklave (a country's territory not connected to the main part) · da eksklave (a country's territory not connected to the main part) · id eksklave (a country's territory not connected to the main part) · hy էքսկլավ (a country's territory not connected to the main part) · ru экскла́в (a country's territory not connected to the main part) · de Exklave (a country's territory not connected to the main part)