exclave

IPA(Pronunciation)

/ˈɛkskleɪv/

Noun

rare

A portion of a country's territory not connected to the main part / (medicine, rare) A detached part of an organ, as of the pancreas, thyroid (accessory thyroids), or other gland.

Japanese Meaning

国家本体から離れており、本土に連結していない領土（飛び地） / 医学用語として、臓器の主要部分から分離して存在する部分（例：膵臓や甲状腺の付属的部分）

What is this buttons?

The small exclave was surrounded by a different nation's borders, making travel to the mainland complicated.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

その小さな飛地は隣国の領土に囲まれており、本国へ移動するのが困難だった。

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Sense（1）

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

Alaska and Kaliningrad are both examples of exclaves.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

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Sense（2）

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

exclaves

（ plural ）

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