exclave

noun

Definition of exclavenext
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for exclave
  1. territory
  2. outpost
  3. camp
  4. diaspora
  5. colony
  6. post
  7. plantation
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
Definition of outpost
Noun
  • Schwesinger sat out almost all of training camp before returning to practice in late August.
    — Zac Jackson, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Garrett was sidelined during much of training camp and the preseason because of a knee problem.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of camp
Noun
  • Since then, it's really remained the historic heart of what is now the nation's largest Haitian diaspora, which is kind of spread across South Florida.
    — Dana Taylor, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026
  • And amid the Israel-Hamas war, as many diaspora Jews struggle with their views of Israel, some see Yiddish as offering a degree of impartiality.
    — Ilan Stavans, The Conversation, 31 Aug. 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
  • The online post was actually a convoluted reference to Jack Grealish, the England international, who has returned to Everton for a second season on loan from Manchester City.
    — George Caulkin, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026
  • On Monday, Fort Smith Police Officer Jonathan Mounts and his family lost their home and belongings in a house fire, according to a Facebook post from the Fort Smith Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 39.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of post
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
Definition of plantation

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