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exclave

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Definition of exclave

as in territory

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Recent Examples of exclave Azerbaijan said one of the drones struck the terminal building of the airport while the other fell near a school in a nearby village in the Nakhchivan exclave, which borders Turkey, Armenia and Iran. — Jasmine Green, NBC news, 5 Mar. 2026 It is expected to connect Azerbaijan and its autonomous Nakhchivan exclave, which are separated by a 20-mile-wide patch of Armenian territory. — Michelle L. Price, Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2026 Its Kaliningrad exclave is home to the Kremlin’s Baltic fleet and a wealth of other military assets. — MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Nov. 2025 The pact on a corridor connecting Azerbaijan and its exclave of Nakhichevan is also vulnerable. — Thomas De Waal, Foreign Affairs, 22 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for exclave

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Today, all of these layers are entangled in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, where the battle over territory and history converge.

— Zeena Saifi, CNN Money, 21 July 2026
On Emotional Junglist, Nia simultaneously accesses a new, emboldened register, and pushes jungle music into fresh, vulnerable territory.

— Will Pritchard, Pitchfork, 20 July 2026

Definition of territory

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In its place is Sanwits, the group’s latest, a sandwich shop overseen by Eric Valdez, who was the chef de cuisine of Dhamaka before becoming the chef-partner of the Filipino restaurant Naks, the group’s other non-Indian outpost.

— Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 19 July 2026
His aunt's side of the family is behind Osteria da Fortunata, which has five locations in Rome, three in Milan one in Bologna and an outpost in Miami.

— Natalie B. Compton The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 19 July 2026

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Here’s a look at some key position battles to follow throughout camp and the preseason, plus some players on the fringe who will need to stand out.

— Mike DeFabo, New York Times, 21 July 2026
Rehab, 48, whose home was destroyed in a drone strike at a displacement camp in El-Obeid in June, said the past few weeks had been among the hardest since the war began.

— Nimi Princewill, CNN Money, 20 July 2026

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Spelman’s art museum celebrates its 30th anniversary in 2026 and is the only museum in the nation dedicated to art by and about women of the African diaspora.

— Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
India eventually became home to one of the largest Tibetan diaspora communities in the world.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 22 July 2026

Definition of diaspora

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The pro-democracy movement back then posed one of the biggest challenges to the Communist Party in Beijing and the Hong Kong government since the former British colony returned to Chinese rule in 1997.

— ABC News, ABC News, 17 July 2026
In Old Town, the West Burton Place Historic District encompasses a former artists’ colony where artists and craftspeople redesigned old 19th century buildings and converted them into residences during the Great Depression.

— Rachel Freundt, Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2026

Definition of colony

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Andrew is being held in the Clay County Detention Center on a $2 million bond, according to the Facebook post.

— Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 23 July 2026
Former school board member Melissa Easley echoed the concern in a Facebook post after Hill was placed on leave.

— Josh Bergeron, Charlotte Observer, 23 July 2026

Definition of post

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By the mid-nineteenth century the Hawaiian throne, and the British, were both losing power as the growing cartel of US plantation bosses aggressively sought sway.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 July 2026
The resort, on the site of a onetime sugar plantation, offers old-school Caribbean luxury.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 July 2026

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