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单词 exclave
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exclave

[ eks-kleyv ]
/ ˈɛks kleɪv /
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noun

a portion of a country geographically separated from the main part by surrounding foreign territory: West Berlin was an exclave of West Germany.

Origin of exclave

First recorded in 1885–90; ex-1 + -clave, modeled on enclave

Words nearby exclave

exclamation, exclamation mark, exclamation point, exclamatory, exclaustration, exclave, exclosure, excludable, exclude, excluded middle, excluding
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British Dictionary definitions for exclave

exclave
/ (ˈɛkskleɪv) /

noun

a part of a country entirely surrounded by foreign territory: viewed from the position of the home countryCompare enclave

Word Origin for exclave

C20: from ex- 1 + -clave, on the model of enclave
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for exclave

exclave
[ ĕksklāv′ ]

n.

An outlying, detached portion of a gland or other part, as of the thyroid or pancreas; an accessory gland.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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