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enclave
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en·clave  (nklv, 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 *inclvre : Latin in-, in; see en-1 + Latin clvis, key.]
enclave
Noun
a part of a country entirely surrounded by foreign territory: a Spanish enclave [Latin in- in + clavis key]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.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
Translations
enclave [ˈɛnkleɪv] n → enclave m
enclave [ˈɛnkleɪv] n an enclave (of) → eine Enklave (+gen)


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