First Known Use: 1888
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exclave
noun ex·clave \ˈeks-ˌklāv, -ˌkläv\
Definition of EXCLAVE
: a portion of a country separated from the main part and constituting an enclave in respect to the surrounding territory
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Origin of EXCLAVE
ex- + -clave (as in enclave)
Rhymes with EXCLAVE
airwave, behave, brain wave, cold wave, concave, conclave, deprave, dissave, drawshave, enclave, engrave, enslave, ground wave, heat wave, margrave, new wave, octave, outbrave, Palgrave, palsgrave, shock wave, shortwave, sine wave, sky wave, sound wave, spokeshave, S wave, wage slave, white slave, Wind Cave
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