exclave
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English
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
exclave (plural exclaves)
- A portion of a country's territory not connected to the main part
- Alaska and Kaliningrad are both examples of exclaves.
- (medicine, rare) A detached part of an organ, as of the pancreas, thyroid (accessory thyroids), or other gland.
Translations
a country's territory not connected to the main part
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See also
Ligurian
Noun
exclave m (please provide plural)