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enclave
[ en-kleyv, ahn- ]
noun
- a country, or especially, an outlying portion of a country, entirely or mostly surrounded by the territory of another country.
- any small, distinct area or group enclosed or isolated within a larger one:
a Chinese-speaking enclave in London.
verb (used with object)
- to isolate or enclose (especially territory) within a foreign or uncongenial environment; make an enclave of:
The desert enclaved the little settlement.
enclave
/ ˈɛ²Ô°ì±ô±ðɪ±¹ /
noun
- a part of a country entirely surrounded by foreign territory: viewed from the position of the surrounding territories Compare exclave
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of enclave1
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Example Sentences
After the Palisades fire upended the education of thousands of students in and around the coastal enclave, Santa Monica relaxed rules so that displaced schools could move there.
The area that surrounded the historic water tower was a known bohemian enclave.
Israeli forces’ destruction of virtually all structures and infrastructure in the enclave since Oct.
Their bosses meanwhile lived in a separate gated enclave, says de la Paz, who showed the BBC one of the villas there.
Kids will sort into socioeconomic, religious, racial, and other enclaves.
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