different between exclave vs excave

English

Etymology

ex- +? (en)clave

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??kskle?v/

Noun

exclave (plural exclaves)

1. A portion of a country's territory not connected to the main part

   Alaska and Kaliningrad are both examples of exclaves.

2. (medicine, rare) A detached part of an organ, as of the pancreas, thyroid, or other gland.

Translations

See also

• enclave
• pene-enclave
• pene-exclave

English

Etymology

Latin excavare.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?k?ske?v/

Verb

excave (third-person singular simple present excaves, present participle excaving, simple past and past participle excaved)

1. (obsolete) To excavate.

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French

Verb

excave

1. first-person singular present indicative of excaver
2. third-person singular present indicative of excaver
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of excaver
4. third-person singular present subjunctive of excaver
5. second-person singular imperative of excaver

Spanish

Verb

excave

1. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of excavar.
2. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present subjunctive form of excavar.
3. Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of excavar.