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exclave

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Definition of exclave

as in territory

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Recent Examples of exclave The royal couple will travel on Wednesday to Melilla, Spain’s other North African exclave. — ABC News, 13 Oct. 2026 Spanning 40 miles as the crow flies, the Suwalki Gap is a corridor of land, running along the Polish/Lithuanian border, that connects the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad to Belarus. — Chas Newkey-Burden, TheWeek, 9 Oct. 2026 Azerbaijan has denied these allegations, but the country is a major oil supplier to Israel, which might be enough to push Tehran to try to seize Nakhichevan, an Azerbaijani exclave on the Iranian border. — Mohammad Ayatollahi Tabaar, Foreign Affairs, 1 Oct. 2026 The Baltic exclave of Kaliningrad is surrounded by NATO members Poland and Lithuania. — Lorne Cook, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for exclave

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Negotiators have failed to agree ‌on terms for Hamas to disarm or for Israel ⁠to withdraw its troops, which control about two-thirds of the territory and from which residents have ⁠been ordered to leave.

— Reuters, NBC news, 7 Nov. 2026
NBCUniversal Formats has sold more than 40 format brands across Asia, and in 2025 alone had 39 seasons across 17 territories.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of territory

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This lavish hotspot with multiple locations in Los Angeles as well as outposts in Austin and Las Vegas, is a modern steakhouse with a bit of flair.

— Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 6 Nov. 2026
On Election Day, as the results started coming in, Rashid Johnson opened a show of new work at Hauser & Wirth’s Wooster Street gallery, which has recently become my favorite of the mega-gallery’s dozen or so global outposts.

— Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of outpost

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The church investigated the first incident in 2005 but did not report it to law enforcement when the victims couldn’t positively identify the perpetrator, and the man returned for the 2006 camp.

— John Hanna, Chicago Tribune, 4 Nov. 2026
Overall, both Barrera and Shaw fit squarely within their ideological camps.

— Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of camp

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This has led to a fraction of the arriving tourists received by other North African countries such as Morocco or Egypt; roughly a third of its visitors are members of the diaspora coming to visit and stay with family.

— Heather Richardson, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Nov. 2026
Artist Edouard Duval-Carrié has long sought to reveal and help rectify centuries-old wounds in his native Haiti, a country forever shaped by the African diaspora.

— Elisa Turner, Miami Herald, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of diaspora

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The force was ready to face the British troops who had marched from Boston to seize gunpowder the colonists had stored ahead of what was likely to be a rebellion in the colonies.

— Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 7 Nov. 2026
The law tightened Beijing’s grip on the former British colony.

— Chris Lau, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of colony

Noun

The Peninsula Istanbul is hotel number 11, pipping The Peninsula London to the post within a few months.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Nov. 2026
Nervous system regulation has drawn more than 260,000 posts tagged #nervoussystemregulation on TikTok, according to the Global Wellness Summit.

— Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of post

Noun

The city gives way to rolling tea plantations and narrow country roads.

— Sharon Machira, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Nov. 2026
Its Romanesque façade was disguised as a grand Southern plantation—four towering white columns were erected to support a temporary façade with floral garlands, potted trees, and an enormous portrait of Leigh and Gable hung above the entrance.

— Serena Turner, Vanity Fair, 3 Nov. 2026

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