noun
- portions of a country or territory that are geographically separated from the main part by foreign territory
Usage: geography; political science
Examples
- Alaska and Hawaii are exclaves of the United States.
- The small town became an exclave when the border was redrawn.
- Several European countries have exclaves in other nations.
- The treaty created two exclaves that were difficult to govern.
- Transportation between the country and its exclaves required crossing foreign borders.
- The exclaves maintained cultural ties with their home country despite the distance.