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exclave

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Definition of exclave

as in territory

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Recent Examples of exclave 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 Footage and images showed scores of people, many of whom appeared to be young men, bypassing the Tarajal border fence between Morocco and the Spanish exclave of Ceuta. — Chad De Guzman, Time, 31 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for exclave

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Noun

Israel argues that the territory is disputed rather than occupied, and asserts that Jews have a historical right to the land.

— Reuters, NBC news, 8 Sep. 2026
The rating decision drops the West African nation deeper into junk territory and underscores its vulnerability since the government identified billions of dollars in undisclosed debt from a previous administration.

— Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of territory

Noun

Cibrèo Caffè The Cibrèo restaurant group has a mini empire of eateries in under-the-radar Sant’Ambrogio (plus an aforementioned outpost at the Helvetia & Bristol).

— Laura Itzkowitz, Vogue, 4 Sep. 2026
Afanasyev and Manarov began a 175-day stay as part of the outpost’s 11th expedition.

— Robert Pearlman, ArsTechnica, 2 Sep. 2026

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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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Not every dish falls into the African diaspora theme — Bonner is a chef more than a storyteller — so the menu plays to his lifetime of skills.

— John Kessler, Chicago Tribune, 8 Sep. 2026
While her own family has never stepped foot in Taiwan, Lily holds onto the belief that perfecting her Mandarin will finally reconcile the shortcomings of being a diaspora kid.

— Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of diaspora

Noun

Though Argentina was never a British colony, British influence and money played a crucial role in the growth of the Argentine state in the decades after its establishment in 1816.

— ABC News, ABC News, 4 Sep. 2026
The impact of the law has also damaged faith in the freedoms of the former British colony, which returned to Chinese rule in 1997.

— Kanis Leung, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of colony

Noun

There are plenty of plantation tours around the still-active Poás and Irazú volcanoes, just a short daytrip away.

— Brent Rose, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Sep. 2026
But then Karen turned up something that stunned her, in the 1800s, Sharswood had been the seat of a major, 1,300 acre plantation.

— Lesley Stahl, CBS News, 6 Sep. 2026

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