English Explanatory Dictionary

exclave

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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.

Pronunciation

/ˈɛkskleɪv/ en-us-exclave.ogg

Word forms

exclave exclaves exclaving exclaved

Etymology

From ex- + (en)clave.

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