exclave

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exclave - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Exclave \Ex*clave"\, n. [Formed fr. enclave by substitution of
     ex- for en-]
     A portion of a country which is separated from the main part
     and surrounded by politically alien territory. [Recent.]
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     Note: The same territory is an enclave in respect to the
           surrounding country and an exclave with respect to the
           country to which it is politically attached.
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