exclave

noun

Definition of exclavenext
as in territory

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Recent Examples of exclave Spanning 40 miles as the crow flies, the Suwalki Gap is a corridor of land, running along the Polish/Lithuanian border, that connects the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad to Belarus. — Chas Newkey-Burden, TheWeek, 9 Oct. 2026 Azerbaijan has denied these allegations, but the country is a major oil supplier to Israel, which might be enough to push Tehran to try to seize Nakhichevan, an Azerbaijani exclave on the Iranian border. — Mohammad Ayatollahi Tabaar, Foreign Affairs, 1 Oct. 2026 The Baltic exclave of Kaliningrad is surrounded by NATO members Poland and Lithuania. — Lorne Cook, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026 The first is the new S11 chip, which features a secure exclave for microphone data processing on top of a faster CPU, GPU, and Neural Engine. — Victoria Song, The Verge, 17 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for exclave
Recent Examples of Synonyms for exclave
  1. territory
  2. outpost
  3. camp
  4. diaspora
  5. colony
  6. post
  7. plantation
Noun
  • Christopher Nolan’s recent film reminded me of another time when the world was awash in ambiguity and leaders needed to navigate the perilous voyage across unfamiliar territory.
    — Jeff DeGraff, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Ethiopia also has accused Eritrean troops of occupying its territory, an allegation that the AP couldn't independently verify.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of territory
Noun
  • The Binyamin Regional Council, an Israeli governmental body responsible for settlements in the area of the clashes, said the Palestinian Authority had sent activists to deliberately provoke residents of the Israeli settlement outpost near Abu Falah.
    — Dov Lieber, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Amid the hustle and bustle of Shanghai, Samuel Gui Yang has created a quiet alcove as the Chinese brand’s first retail outpost.
    — Denni Hu, Footwear News, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of outpost
Noun
  • Palestinians fled the camp in 2025 as the Israeli military carried out a widespread crackdown against West Bank militants.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Piane’s compositions provided a foundation for contestants to showcase their personalities, give memorable performances and embrace the camp and theatricality that became hallmarks of the franchise.
    — Alicia Urrea, Billboard, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of camp
Noun
  • The multi-story venue features a 160-seat cinema that organizers said will exclusively programme Black films from across the African diaspora.
    — Zac Ntim, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2026
  • His main adversary is not a political rival or a diaspora activist, however.
    — Adrian Elimian, semafor.com, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of diaspora
Noun
  • The new appendage lets humans using Beewise’s Beehome monitoring system remotely care for the colony without needing to go to a hive that might be up to 100 acres away from the farmhouse.
    — Rachel Sacks, Time, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Although iguana colonies remain relatively stable, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) still lists them as Vulnerable due to predators, mounting pollution issues, and cyclical El Niño events.
    — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of colony
Noun
  • Republicans have cited social media posts from his half-sister that appear to refer to his mother’s engagement with the group.
    — Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Those school resource officers cover multiple schools in localized areas, according to the district’s social media posts.
    — Phil Helsel, NBC news, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of post
Noun
  • The trees are the legacy of coconut plantations established more than a century ago.
    — Lauren Sommer, NPR, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Among those rescued were a female orangutan known as Mama Man and her infant, Man, who had been monitored for months in a small forest patch surrounded by plantations.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of plantation

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