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en⋅clave
[en-kleyv, ahn-] 
noun, verb, -claved, -clav⋅ing.–noun
| 1. | a country, or esp., an outlying portion of a country, entirely or mostly surrounded by the territory of another country. |
| 2. | any small, distinct area or group enclosed or isolated within a larger one: a Chinese-speaking enclave in London. |
–verb (used with object)
| 3. | to isolate or enclose (esp. territory) within a foreign or uncongenial environment; make an enclave of: The desert enclaved the little settlement. |
Origin:
1865–70; < F, MF, n. deriv. of enclaver < VL *inclāvāre to lock in, equiv. to L in- in- 2 + clāv(is) key + -āre inf. suffix
1865–70; < F, MF, n. deriv. of enclaver < VL *inclāvāre to lock in, equiv. to L in- in- 2 + clāv(is) key + -āre inf. suffix
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| en·clave (ěn'klāv', ŏn'-) n.
[French, from Old French enclaver, to enclose, from Vulgar Latin *inclāvāre : Latin in-, in; see en-1 + Latin clāvis, key.] |
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Enclave
En*clave"\, n. [F., fr. L. in + clavus a nail.] A tract of land or a territory inclosed within another territory of which it is independent. See Exclave. [Recent]Enclave
En*clave"\, v. t. [Cf. F. enclaver.] To inclose within an alien territory. [Recent]
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enclave
1868, from Fr. enclave, from O.Fr. enclaver "enclose," from L.L. inclavare "shut in, lock up," from L. in- "in" + clavis "key" (see slot (2)).
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Main Entry: en·clave
Pronunciation: 'en-"klAv; 'än-"klAv, 'ä[ng]-, -"kläv
Function: noun
: something enclosed in an organ or tissue butnot a continuous part of it
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enclave en·clave (ěn'klāv', ŏn'-)
n.
A detached mass of tissue enclosed in tissue of another kind.
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