Friday, 23 May 2025

New day, new word

We all know where Kaliningrad is.


It's a Russian enclave on the Baltic Sea, surrounded by Lithuania and Poland.

No it's not. Apparently - and this is news to me - it's an exclave not an enclave.

An exclave is a part of a country that is separated from the main part and surrounded by foreign territory. An enclave is a territory that is completely surrounded by another (single) territory. Example: Lesotho:

It's possible for a territory to be both an enclave and an exclave. Check this out:


Llivia is a Spanish town separated from Spain (and hence an exclave from Spain's point of view) and an enclave within - and surrounded by - French territory.

Who knew?

The Romans did; it's their fault. I think. Anyway, you'd think someone (Donald?) would sort it out.

2 comments:

  1. I learn new things every day. I shall try to remember.

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  2. But I do know about conclave. Without key

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