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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
  • Food and drink Tucked to the left of the lobby is Senses, the hotel’s all-day dining outpost.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Its Asaya wellness concept comes with a full-size swimming pool and offers various dining options from Masayoshi Takayama’s Tobi Masa to New York cult favorite Carbone’s first outpost in London.
    — Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of outpost
Noun
  • 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
Definition of camp
Noun
  • Oemis Durruthy, the Cuban national who prosecutors allege is influential among the Cuban diaspora in Moscow, is charged with coordinating travel and payments for the terrorist acts.
    — Shirsho Dasgupta, Miami Herald, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Tears is a continuation of Denim Tears founder Tremaine Emory’s work built around the African diaspora.
    — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 15 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
  • On Tuesday, Zuckerberg echoed Huang's stance in a post on X, asserting that an industry-wide emergency brake is unnecessary and that third-party evaluations represent the optimal path forward.
    — , CNBC, 18 Sep. 2026
  • View this post on Instagram The cookies first debuted in Costco’s bakery in 2023 and have returned to stores just in time for the autumn season, according to Southern Living.
    — Angela Rodriguez, Sacbee.com, 17 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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“Exclave.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exclave. Accessed 19 Sep. 2026.

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