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From ex- +‎ (en)clave.

exclave (plural exclaves)

  1. A portion of a country's territory not connected to the main part

    Alaska and Kaliningrad are both examples of exclaves.

  2. (medicine, rare) A detached part of an organ, as of the pancreas, thyroid (accessory thyroids), or other gland.

a country's territory not connected to the main part

exclave m (please provide plural)

  1. exclave