exclave

/ˈɛkskleɪv/ · noun

Meaning

A portion of a country's territory not connected to the main part
A detached part of an organ, as of the pancreas, thyroid, or other gland.

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Related words

pene-exclave(English)enclave(English)outpart(English)pene-enclave(English)subterritory(English)outlying(English)counterenclave(English)subplace(English)penge(English)gotha(English)blazon(English)duchy(English)

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