exclave

Noun

Meaning

A portion of a country which is separated from the main part and surrounded by politically alien territory.

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1844–1911 Halesowen was an exclave of neighbouring Shropshire until 1844 when it was incorporated into Worcestershire. Source: Internet

At present some foreign visitors qualify for specific regional visas to three locations in Russia: St Petersburg, the exclave of Kaliningrad (between Poland and Lithuania) and the country’s Far East. Source: Internet

Calais fell after a year-long siege and became an exclave of England, remaining under English rule until 1558. Source: Internet

It is bordered by Latvia to the north, Belarus to the east and south, Poland to the south, and Kaliningrad Oblast (a Russian exclave ) to the southwest. Source: Internet

Moscow restricts the distance that observation flights can fly over the exclave of Kaliningrad and bars flights along the Russian border with the Georgian-breakaway regions of South Ossetia and Abkhazia. Source: Internet

The commune of Città di Castello has an exclave named Monte Ruperto within Marche. Source: Internet

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