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.
This village is an exclave across the prefectural border.
Russia's Kaliningrad is a classic example of an exclave.
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.
My grandfather's farmland includes several scattered plots.
The village became an exclave, surrounded by the neighboring country.
This country holds several exclaves overseas.
本土 refers to a country's contiguous mainland, the opposite of 飛び地, which is a detached piece of territory cut off from it.
Standard kanji spelling; the most common written form.
Less common variant without okurigana; still encountered.
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.