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exclave

Pronunciation: /ˈɛkskleɪv/

The English word “exclave” has 3 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. A portion of a country's territory not connected to the main part.
  2. A detached part of an organ, as of the pancreas, thyroid (accessory thyroids), or other gland.

verb

  1. To separate a region in a way that turns it into an exclave.

Etymology

From ex- + (en)clave.

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