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a country's front yard that legally belongs to the neighbor's house.

means an enclave is territory of one state completely surrounded by the territory of another state.

from from french enclaver, to enclose with a key, itself from latin clavis (key) plus inliterally land locked shut inside someone else's borders.

for instance

lesothoan entire kingdom, 30,000 sq km, wholly inside south africa

vatican city110 acres, surrounded completely by rome, since 1929 treaty

baarle enclavesbelgium and netherlands border runs through cafes and living rooms

llivia spainspanish town stranded inside france since a 1659 treaty typo

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