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exclave definition

ex·clave (eks′klāv′)

noun

a territory (of a nearby specified country) surrounded by foreign territory East Prussia was an exclave of Germany

Etymology: ex- + (en)clave

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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