noun
- a portion of a country or territory that is separated from the main part and surrounded by foreign territory
Usage: geography; political science
Examples
- Alaska is an exclave of the United States, separated from the continental US by Canada.
- The Russian region of Kaliningrad is an exclave bordered by Poland and Lithuania.
- Gibraltar serves as a British exclave on the Iberian Peninsula.
- The small exclave was difficult to govern due to its isolation from the mainland.
- Many countries have exclaves that create complex border situations.
- The treaty established several exclaves along the disputed border region.