exclave
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About Our Definitions: All forms of a word (noun, verb, etc.) are now displayed on one page.ex·clave
noun \ˈeks-ˌklāv, -ˌkläv\Definition of EXCLAVE
: a portion of a country separated from the main part and constituting an enclave in respect to the surrounding territory
Origin of EXCLAVE
ex- + -clave (as in enclave)
First Known Use: 1888
Rhymes with EXCLAVE
airwave, behave, brain wave, cold wave, concave, conclave, deprave, dissave, drawshave, enclave, engrave, enslave, ground wave, heat wave, margrave, new wave, octave, outbrave, Palgrave, palsgrave, shock wave, shortwave, sine wave, sky wave, sound wave, spokeshave, S wave, wage slave, white slave, Wind Cave
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