noun
enclave; exclave; detached territory
Geopolitical term for a territory separated from the main part of a country or administrative unit, surrounded by foreign or other territory.
この村は県境を越えた飛び地になっている。
This village is an exclave across the prefectural border.
ロシアのカリーニングラードは飛び地の代表例だ。
Russia's Kaliningrad is a classic example of an exclave.
noun
scattered landholdings; outlying land
Refers to pieces of land owned by a person or entity that are geographically separate from their main holdings; often used in agricultural or real estate contexts.
祖父の農地には飛び地がいくつかある。
My grandfather's farmland includes several scattered plots.
Compound of 飛び (tobi, 'flying, jumping', the continuative form of 飛ぶ) + 地 (chi, 'land, ground'). Literally 'flying land', referring to land that is separated from the main body.