The Collaborative International Dictionary
Exclave \Ex*clave"\, n. [Formed fr. enclave by substitution of ex- for en-] A portion of a country which is separated from the main part and surrounded by politically alien territory. [Recent.]
Note: The same territory is an enclave in respect to the surrounding country and an exclave with respect to the country to which it is politically attached.
Wiktionary
n. 1 A portion of a country's territory not connected to the main part 2 (context medicine rare English) A detached part of an organ, as of the pancreas, thyroid, or other gland.
Wikipedia
The word exclave may mean:
- In geography, a territory that is politically but not physically attached to a larger territory; see Enclave and exclave.
- In medicine, a detached part of an organ, as of the pancreas, thyroid, or other gland.
Usage examples of "exclave".
Balensa, was currently living with her lover, a Hemingway revivicist named Aria Mote, was situated on the roof of one of the outer, lower exclaves of the urbanplex.
Balensa, was currently living with her lover, a Hemingway revivicist named Arlo Mote, was situated on the roof of one of the outer, lower exclaves of the urbanplex.
Balensa, was currently living with her lover, a Hemingway revivicist named Aria Mote, was situated on the roof of one of the outer, lower exclaves of the urbanplex.