The Quandary about xorlo
MorphemeAddict@wmconnect.com scripsit:
> While there are countries that are discontinuous spatially (USA comes to
> mind), how is Russia discontinuous? Unless you mean minor islands, although I
> guess Sakhalin Island isn't so minor. Did you have something else in mind though?
Kaliningrad.
A better example is Pakistan between 1947 and 1971.
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