enclave vs. exclave

enclave

noun

  1. a country, or especially, an outlying portion of a country, entirely or mostly surrounded by the territory of another country.
  2. any small, distinct area or group enclosed or isolated within a larger one:

    a Chinese-speaking enclave in London.

verb (used with object)

enclaved, enclaving.
  1. to isolate or enclose (especially territory) within a foreign or uncongenial environment; make an enclave of:

    The desert enclaved the little settlement.

exclave

noun

  1. a portion of a country geographically separated from the main part by surrounding foreign territory:

    West Berlin was an exclave of West Germany.