enclave; exclave
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Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesnoun
exclave; territory geographically separated from the main part of an administrative region
formalIn geography and political science, an 'exclave' is a portion of a state or region that is geographically separated from the main part by surrounding foreign territory.
Ā阿
lā拉
sī斯
jiā加
shì是
Měi美
guó国
běn本
tǔ土
yǐ以
wài外
de的
yī一
kuài块
fēi飞
dì地
。
Alaska is an exclave of the United States, separated from the contiguous states.
Zhè这
ge个
xiàn县
yǒu有
jǐ几
ge个
cūn村
zi子
shì是
lín邻
shěng省
de的
fēi飞
dì地
。
This county has several villages that are exclaves of the neighboring province.
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Cóng从
dì地
tú图
shàng上
kàn看
，
zhè这
kuài块
fēi飞
dì地
wán完
quán全
bèi被
lìng另
yī一
ge个
guó国
jiā家
bāo包
wéi围
。
Looking at the map, this exclave is completely surrounded by another country.
noun
enclave; foreign territory entirely within a country's borders
formalAn 'enclave' is a territory entirely surrounded by the territory of another state. This is a specialized term in geopolitics.
Fàn梵
dì蒂
gāng冈
shì是
Yì意
dà大
lì利
jìng境
nèi内
de的
yī一
kuài块
fēi飞
dì地
。
Vatican City is an enclave within Italy.
Lái莱
suǒ索
tuō托
bèi被
Nán南
fēi非
wán完
quán全
bāo包
wéi围
，
shì是
yī一
ge个
guó国
zhōng中
guó国
de的
fēi飞
dì地
。
Lesotho, completely surrounded by South Africa, is an enclave state.
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Lì历
shǐ史
shàng上
，
zhè这
kuài块
fēi飞
dì地
de的
zhǔ主
quán权
guī归
shǔ属
céng曾
yǐn引
fā发
duō多
cì次
zhēng争
duān端
。
Historically, the sovereignty of this enclave has sparked many disputes.