enclave

enclave (en-klayv oron-).Int’l law. An isolated part of a country’s territory entirely surrounded by the territory of one foreign country, so that any communication with the main part of the country must pass through the territory of the foreign country. • Although international enclaves were once common, they are now relatively rare; examples include Baarle-Hertog, a Belgian enclave in the Netherlands, and Kaliningrad, a Russian enclave between Lithuania and Poland.

— Also termed international enclave.

federal enclave. Territory or land that a state has ceded to the United States. • Examples of federal enclaves are military bases, national parks, federally administered highways, and federal Indian reservations. The U.S. government has exclusive authority and jurisdiction over federal enclaves. [Cases: United States

3. C.J.S. United States §§ 9–15.]

quasi-enclave. An isolated part of a country’s territory that, though not entirely surrounded by the territory of a foreign country, is inaccessible by way of the country’s own territory because of topographical features such as impassable mountains.

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