EXCLAVES

Noun

exclaves

plural of exclave

Source: Wiktionary


EXCLAVE

Ex*clave", n. Etym: [Formed fr. enclave by substitution of ex- for en-]

Definition: A portion of a country which is separated from the main part and surrounded by politically alien territory. [Recent.]

Note: The same territory is an enclave in respect to the surrounding country and an exclave with respect to the country to which it is politically attached.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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SHTIK

(noun) (Yiddish) a little; a piece; “give him a shtik cake”; “he’s a shtik crazy”; “he played a shtik Beethoven”


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