English

Noun

pene-exclave ‎(plural pene-exclaves)

1. 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.

Synonyms

• proruption

See also

• enclave
• exclave
• pene-enclave

References

• Exclaves, G. W. S. Robinson, Annals of the Association of American Geographers, Vol. 49, No. 3, [Part 1] (Sep., 1959), pp. 283-295