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exclave

noun

Definition of exclave

as in territory

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Recent Examples of exclave Azerbaijan said one of the drones struck the terminal building of the airport while the other fell near a school in a nearby village in the Nakhchivan exclave, which borders Turkey, Armenia and Iran. — Jasmine Green, NBC news, 5 Mar. 2026 It is expected to connect Azerbaijan and its autonomous Nakhchivan exclave, which are separated by a 20-mile-wide patch of Armenian territory. — Michelle L. Price, Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2026 Its Kaliningrad exclave is home to the Kremlin’s Baltic fleet and a wealth of other military assets. — MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Nov. 2025 The pact on a corridor connecting Azerbaijan and its exclave of Nakhichevan is also vulnerable. — Thomas De Waal, Foreign Affairs, 22 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for exclave

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Noun

Their ability to control possession and territory, while not always entertaining, is impressive.

— The Athletic Soccer Experts, New York Times, 14 July 2026
The fans did get a rise when Kansas City's Jac Caglianone smoked one into Ryan Howard territory in the third deck in right field.

— CBS News, CBS News, 14 July 2026

Definition of territory

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In its place is Sanwits, the group’s latest, a sandwich shop overseen by Eric Valdez, who was the chef de cuisine of Dhamaka before becoming the chef-partner of the Filipino restaurant Naks, the group’s other non-Indian outpost.

— Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 19 July 2026
His aunt's side of the family is behind Osteria da Fortunata, which has five locations in Rome, three in Milan one in Bologna and an outpost in Miami.

— Natalie B. Compton The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 19 July 2026

Definition of outpost

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The defending champions made Kansas City their base camp for the tournament as the team began its quest to become back to back champions for the first time since Brazil in 1958 and 1962.

— PJ Green July 13, Kansas City Star, 14 July 2026
All of the indications are that this has been an unusually happy England camp so far.

— Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 14 July 2026

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For Dominicans in the diaspora, visiting Samaná can feel personal in a way that is hard to explain.

— Rafael Peña, Miami Herald, 15 July 2026
Casting strategy for the Indian characters is focused on diaspora actors with a presence in the English-language market, which is central to the film’s international positioning.

— Jennie Punter, Variety, 14 July 2026

Definition of diaspora

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The pro-democracy movement back then posed one of the biggest challenges to the Communist Party in Beijing and the Hong Kong government since the former British colony returned to Chinese rule in 1997.

— ABC News, ABC News, 17 July 2026
In Old Town, the West Burton Place Historic District encompasses a former artists’ colony where artists and craftspeople redesigned old 19th century buildings and converted them into residences during the Great Depression.

— Rachel Freundt, Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2026

Definition of colony

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Authorities carried out the evacuations from buildings on slopes and in low-lying areas within a kilometer radius of the disaster site, relocating over 1,100 people, Chongqing authorities said in a WeChat post published Sunday.

— ABC News, ABC News, 19 July 2026
Each post has been circulated repeatedly with desperate pleas from bereaved owners and basic information about their beloved animals.

— Anabella Gonzalez, CNN Money, 19 July 2026

Definition of post

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Indigenous tree species are generally better adapted to local climates, support far more wildlife, and create healthier, more resilient ecosystems than large monoculture plantations.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 14 July 2026
The cocoa industry was built on the extraction of labor and land, a logic born in colonial plantation economies that has proved remarkably durable.

— Santiago Gowland, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026

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