en·clave ( n kl v ,  n-)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 *incl vre : Latin in-, in; see en-1 + Latin clvis, 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
[from French, from Old French enclaver to enclose, from Vulgar Latin inclāvāre (unattested) to lock up, from Latin in-2 + clavis 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.
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| Noun | 1. | enclave - an enclosed territory that is culturally distinct from the foreign territory that surrounds it district, territorial dominion, territory, dominion - a region marked off for administrative or other purposes |
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