enclave

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.

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[French, from Old French enclaver, to enclose, from Vulgar Latin *inclvre : Latin in-, in; see en-¹ + Latin clvis, key.]

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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]

Thesaurus

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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enclave

noun area, community, quarter, haven, region, county, reserve, district, province, reservation, constituency, borough, homeland, precinct an Armenian enclave inside Azerbaijan

Translations

enclave [ˈenkleɪv] N → enclave m

enclave [ˈɛŋkleɪv] n → enclave f
a Spanish enclave → une enclave espagnole
a Muslim enclave → une enclave musulmane
an enclave in → une enclave en

enclave

n → Enklave f

enclave [ˈɛnkleɪv] n → enclave f inv

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enclave [ˈɛnkleɪv] n → enclave f inv