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  • noun An area that is for practical purposes an exclave, but does not meet the strict definition: an area that is not completely separated from the main part, but can only in practice be reached 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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Examples

  • As already mentioned in the post itself, the definition of what is a pene-exclave (and indeed a peninsula) hinges on how you define "almost" (as in, "almost an enclave" or "almost an island"), i.e. on the narrowness of the isthmus.

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  • As already mentioned in the post itself, the definition of what is a pene-exclave (and indeed a peninsula) hinges on how you define "almost" (as in, "almost an enclave" or "almost an island"), i.e. on the narrowness of the isthmus.

    WordPress.com Top Blogs 2009

  • As already mentioned in the post itself, the definition of what is a pene-exclave (and indeed a peninsula) hinges on how you define "almost" (as in, "almost an enclave" or "almost an island"), i.e. on the narrowness of the isthmus.

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