exclave
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exclave
A part of a state's territory that is separated from the state's main territory and completely surrounded by the territory of another state.
Büsingen am Hochrhein ist eine deutsche Exklave, die vollständig von der Schweiz umgeben ist.
Büsingen am Hochrhein is a German exclave that is completely surrounded by Switzerland.
The word contains the Latin prefix 'ex-', which means 'outside' or 'out'. An Exklave (exclave) is therefore an area that, from the perspective of the mother country, lies outside its own main territory.
Kaliningrad ist eine russische Exklave an der Ostsee.
Kaliningrad is a Russian exclave on the Baltic Sea.
'Exklave' (exclave) is a technical term from geography and political science. In normal everyday life, you will rarely hear this word unless people are specifically talking about such a territory.
Im Geografieunterricht lernten wir die Definition einer Exklave.
In geography class, we learned the definition of an exclave.
To describe belonging and location, the structure 'eine Exklave von [Land A] in [Land B]' (an exclave of [Country A] in [Country B]) is often used. The prepositions 'von' (of/from) and 'in' (in) are typical here.
Campione d'Italia ist eine Exklave von Italien in der Schweiz.
Campione d'Italia is an exclave of Italy in Switzerland.