Exclave

Noun

Word Frequency: 0.0

Definitions

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

"Alaska and Kaliningrad are both examples of exclaves."

2.NounA detached part of an organ, as of the pancreas, thyroid (accessory thyroids), or other gland.

3.VerbTo separate a region in a way that turns it into an exclave.

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