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Word entry · 7 letters

exclave

Best crossword clue

"Detached territory"

7 letters · collected on this word page

7 lettersPronunciation /ˈɛkskleɪv/Sorted aceelvxStarts with EEnds with E2 clues
1E2X3C4L5A6V7E

Definitions

  1. A portion of a country's territory not connected to the main part.

Word origin

From ex- + (en)clave.

Used in a sentence

  • Alaska and Kaliningrad are both examples of exclaves.
  • While there has never been a macronational bedroom nation, some exclaves have been barely larger.
  • Spain’s Melilla, one of two small exclaves of EU land on the African continent, has long been the strongest distillation of fortress Europe.

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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues

01Detached territory7 letters
02Separated territory7 letters

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