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exclave

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Definition of exclave

as in territory

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Recent Examples of exclave 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 The first is the new S11 chip, which features a secure exclave for microphone data processing on top of a faster CPU, GPU, and Neural Engine. — Victoria Song, The Verge, 17 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for exclave

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The murder of two Israeli soldiers in the West Bank is the jumping-off point for a large-scale invasion of the Palestinian territory, a move that would further test the nation’s fraying relationship with the United States.

— Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 24 Oct. 2026
But deep disagreements over territory and security guarantees that re-emerged this week underscore obstacles to ending the war.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of territory

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Marie, a rural outpost that for thousands of years has been a gathering place and trading hub for Indigenous communities.

— Eliza Griswold, New Yorker, 30 Oct. 2026
For example, Eredi Zucca recently unveiled a permanent corner at the Communité’s Galataport İstanbul location, which will be followed by another one in the Turkish retailer’s İstinyePark outpost next year.

— Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 30 Oct. 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

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That Eastern European diaspora at City Spa encompasses Ukrainians, Uzbeks, Kazakhs, Chechens, Armenians and others.

— Maddie Connors, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026
Antisemitism has surged across much of the world, with 2025 marking the deadliest year for Jews in the diaspora in more than three decades, according to Tel Aviv University.

— Eric Cortellessa, Time, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of diaspora

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Under the terms of the Tripartite Convention of 1899, the United States claimed eastern Samoa (now American Samoa), while Germany made a colony of the western part of the islands (now the independent country of Samoa).

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 Oct. 2026
The wood is dark, evocative of the traditional First Period architecture of the early colonies.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of colony

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In a post on X, the company said its new policy was meant to give schools more choice over how students interact with AI.

— Isabel O'Brien, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2026
French, the former Tarrant County GOP chair, has drawn condemnation for sharing numerous racist posts on social media.

— Ciara McCarthy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of post

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Mirvis has explained that relationships between Jewish men and women of color were relatively widespread in Jamaica and throughout the Caribbean, shaped by the power dynamics of the plantation economy.

— Zachary Kranc, Sun Sentinel, 27 Oct. 2026
The location was a former sugarcane plantation notorious for cruelty, and accounts of apparitions in the water are a reminder of this history.

— Marcus Librizzi, The Conversation, 26 Oct. 2026

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