exclave

Example Sentences

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Particularly tricky is the presence of several exclaves – towns belonging to one country placed well inside the borders of another.

From The Guardian

If there is one Russian region that has been hit hardest by Vladimir Putin’s annexation of Crimea, it is Kaliningrad — the Kremlin’s exclave wedged between Poland and Lithuania on the Baltic Sea.

From Forbes

Thanks to all that, today we have a treasure trove of intra-cantonal enclaves and exclaves.

From New York Times

The exclave of half a million people had for centuries been known as Konigsberg – an important Prussian port and the birthplace of Immanuel Kant.

From Forbes

Russia’s trade wars against the exclave’s EU neighbours have often strained Kaliningrad’s finances.

From Forbes