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pene-enclave

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.89 in modern English

Syllables
pene-en-clave
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An area that is, for practical purposes, an enclave but does not meet the strict definition: an area that is not completely surrounded by another but can, in practice, be reached only 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.

Etymology

From pene- + enclave.

Inflected Forms

pene-enclaves (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

enclave exclave pene-exclave

Questions

What does pene-enclave mean?
An area that is, for practical purposes, an enclave but does not meet the strict definition: an area that is not completely surrounded by another but can, in practice, be reached only 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.
Where does pene-enclave come from?
From pene- + enclave.

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