exclave

noun

Definition of exclavenext
as in territory

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Recent Examples of exclave 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 Anadolu via Getty Images While enduring a drone attack against Nakhchivan International Airport in its eponymous western exclave on March 5, Azerbaijan did not come under any other fire so far in the Iran war that started on February 28. — Paul Iddon, Forbes.com, 31 July 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
  • The ball rolled all the way into the Rays’ bullpen in foul territory while Taylor sprinted to third.
    — Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Because sardines are unusually sensitive to temperature, warming water as a result of climate change is pushing the fish into new territories farther away from fishermen.
    — Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of territory
Noun
  • Despite a paywall, a graphic on the piece shows data centers in these outposts beaming valuable data to the Middle Kingdom, which, to the American government, is unacceptable.
    — John Werner, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Homestead, a lower cost-of-living outpost that has lured residents south, saw gains in many area school enrollments over the last 14 years.
    — Austin Horn, Miami Herald, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of outpost
Noun
  • Otherwise, the Ravens filled 14 of their 17 practice squad spots with players who were on the team during training camp.
    — Jeff Zrebiec, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2026
  • The firefighters made camp at two in the morning, reclining on the pillowy grass, and ate dinner around a flickering campfire.
    — M. R. O’Connor, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 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
  • Such groups may include perennial nomads (such as the Roma in Europe), Indigenous peoples in former European colonies, or smaller tribes in societies where tribal membership is socially significant.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 Aug. 2026
  • The production hot spots are documented Himalayan cliff bee colony sites or honey source districts cited in the hospital case studies.
    — Prayan Pokharel, The Conversation, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of colony
Noun
  • The post comes amid Bullock’s current Practical Magic 2 press tour.
    — Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Zendaya’s mom rang in the actress’s 30th birthday with a sentimental Instagram post.
    — Hannah Malach, InStyle, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of post
Noun
  • Harriet Tubman, along with her brothers Ben and Henry, fled from the plantation in Maryland where they were enslaved.
    — USA Today, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026
  • It was shot at what was once the largest operating plantation in Jamaica.
    — Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of plantation

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