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exclave

noun

Definition of exclave

as in territory

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Recent Examples of exclave Ulf Kristersson’s comments come weeks after tens of thousands of people rushed into Spain’s exclave of Ceuta from neighboring Morocco, prompting sharp criticism from leaders across the continent. — Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 11 Aug. 2026 Authorities have not said who organized a suspicious border breach in Ceuta, a Spanish exclave in North Africa. — Beatriz Ríos, Washington Post, 10 Aug. 2026 Hundreds of migrants set up camp on a beach in Spain’s North African exclave of Ceuta on Monday as local authorities struggled to cope with the thousands still in the tiny territory after a massive border rush last week. — Reuters, NBC news, 3 Aug. 2026 Most of the 60,000 migrants who swam, scrambled and later charged into the tiny Spanish exclave in North Africa this week had walked back to Morocco by Sunday, but some stayed on in the hills surrounding the city. — CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for exclave

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Noun

On third-and-3 in NU territory, running back Damian Henderson II fumbled the handoff, and NU linebacker Brus recovered it at the NU 20.

— Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026
Although Miami’s offense struggled in the fourth quarter, the Hurricanes’ defense forced another turnover on downs in Wake Forest territory late in the fourth quarter.

— Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of territory

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Food and drink Tucked to the left of the lobby is Senses, the hotel’s all-day dining outpost.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Sep. 2026
Its Asaya wellness concept comes with a full-size swimming pool and offers various dining options from Masayoshi Takayama’s Tobi Masa to New York cult favorite Carbone’s first outpost in London.

— Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of outpost

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Delane injured his shoulder while being tackled on the interception, an ailment that cost him time in training camp.

— Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 15 Sep. 2026
Ditka has been losing contemporaries since July of 1964, when Willie Gallimore’s Volkswagen swerved and rolled, killing Gallimore and Bo Farrington in a training camp tragedy.

— Dan Pompei, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026

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Oemis Durruthy, the Cuban national who prosecutors allege is influential among the Cuban diaspora in Moscow, is charged with coordinating travel and payments for the terrorist acts.

— Shirsho Dasgupta, Miami Herald, 16 Sep. 2026
Tears is a continuation of Denim Tears founder Tremaine Emory’s work built around the African diaspora.

— Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of diaspora

Noun

Alongside the luxury of the town, built on a former Greek and Phoenician colony, is its artistic and literary history.

— Condé Nast Traveler, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Sep. 2026
The organization supports 14 outdoor cat colonies within roughly three miles of Spagis’ home.

— Meg Dunn, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of colony

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Cora, the granddaughter of a woman kidnapped from West Africa and sold into slavery, flees her captor’s plantation, plunging her into the book’s alternate steampunk reality where she is pursued by the merciless slave catcher Ridgeway.

— David Faris, TheWeek, 16 Sep. 2026
Fertile lands afforded the capacity to grow export crops that supported farmers and made plantation owners fabulously wealthy.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2026

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