Advertisement
Advertisement
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
/ ˈɛnkleɪv /
noun
- a part of a country entirely surrounded by foreign territory: viewed from the position of the surrounding territories Compare exclave
Discover More
Word History and Origins
Discover More
Word History and Origins
Origin of enclave1
Discover More
Example Sentences
Congress is now 92 percent Christian, resembling more to a papal enclave than our religiously diverse nation.
Because Boone is a Democratic enclave thanks in part to the college students.
In an ultra-Orthodox enclave of upstate New York, a former student has accused a principal of sex acts.
Bogie and Bacall purchased a $160,000 mansion in Holmby Hills, a posh enclave in Los Angeles, and played house.
Property worth £350m was unoccupied on The Bishops Avenue, an exclusive street in a north London enclave.
Some estates lying to the east of the Jamna and belonging to the United Provinces have recently been added to the enclave.
The Lado Enclave, however, is governed separately by a special official.
This tiny "enclave" in French territory presented many advantages over the German Dukedoms.
These natives—of the Lado Enclave—were gentleman-like folk, and I parleyed long with them upon their affairs.
The Nile province and the Lado Enclave present splendid and alluring panoramas.
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Browse