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enclave
en·clave E0127000 (ĕn′klāv′, ŏn′-)n.1. A country or part of a country lying wholly within the boundaries of another.2. A distinctly bounded area enclosed within a larger unit: ethnic enclaves in a large city. [French, from Old French enclaver, to enclose, from Vulgar Latin *inclāvāre : Latin in-, in; see en-1 + Latin clāvis, key.]enclave (ˈɛnkleɪv) n (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a part of a country entirely surrounded by foreign territory: viewed from the position of the surrounding territories. Compare exclave[C19: from French, from Old French enclaver to enclose, from Vulgar Latin inclāvāre (unattested) to lock up, from Latin in-2 + clavis key]en•clave (ˈɛn kleɪv, ˈɑn-) n., v. -claved, -clav•ing. n. 1. a country or a portion of a country surrounded by foreign territory. 2. any small, distinct area or group enclosed or isolated within a larger one. v.t. 3. to make an enclave of. [1865–70; < French, Middle French, n. derivative of enclaver < Vulgar Latin *inclāvāre to lock in = Latin in- in-2 + -clāvāre, derivative of clāvis key] enclave, exclave - An enclave is a group or area different from the surroundings, a secured area within another secured area, from Latin clavis, "key"; an exclave is the same thing, but usually describes a portion of a country separated from the main part and surrounded by politically alien territory.See also related terms for surrounded.ThesaurusNoun | 1. | enclave - an enclosed territory that is culturally distinct from the foreign territory that surrounds itdistrict, territorial dominion, territory, dominion - a region marked off for administrative or other purposes |
enclavenoun area, community, quarter, haven, region, county, reserve, district, province, reservation, constituency, borough, homeland, precinct an Armenian enclave inside AzerbaijanTranslationsenclave
enclave a part of a country entirely surrounded by foreign territory: viewed from the position of the surrounding territories enclave[′än‚klāv] (computer science) domain enclave
enclave [en´klāv] tissue detached from its normal connection and enclosed within another organ.en·clave (en'klāv, ahn-klahv'), An enclosure; a detached mass of tissue enclosed in tissue of another kind; seen especially in the case of isolated masses of gland tissue detached from the main gland. [Fr. fr. L. clavis, key] en·clave (en'klāv, on') An enclosure; a detached mass of tissue enclosed in tissue of another kind; seen especially in the case of isolated masses of gland tissue detached from the main gland. [Fr. fr. L. clavis, key]enclave
Synonyms for enclavenoun areaSynonyms- area
- community
- quarter
- haven
- region
- county
- reserve
- district
- province
- reservation
- constituency
- borough
- homeland
- precinct
Words related to enclavenoun an enclosed territory that is culturally distinct from the foreign territory that surrounds itRelated Words- district
- territorial dominion
- territory
- dominion
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