pene-enclave

noun

An area that is, for practical purposes, an enclave but does not meet the strict definition: an area that is not completely surrounded by another but can, in practice, be reached only by passing through another area. For instance, a region of a country that is not connected by road to the main part of the country without passing through another country.

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Meanings

nounpene-enclave (plural pene-enclaves)

plural pene-enclaves

  1. An area that is, for practical purposes, an enclave but does not meet the strict definition: an area that is not completely surrounded by another but can, in practice, be reached only by passing through another area. For instance, a region of a country that is not connected by road to the main part of the country without passing through another country.

Origin

From pene- + enclave.

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Translations

French quasi-enclave, périclave
  • quasi-enclaveentity only reachable through another area
  • périclaveentity only reachable through another area
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Chicago

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