enclave
pronunciation
How to pronounce enclave in British English:
UK [ˈenkleɪv]
How to pronounce enclave in American English:
US [ˈɛnˌklev, ˈɑn-]
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- Noun:
- an enclosed territory that is culturally distinct from the foreign territory that surrounds it
Word Origin
- enclave (n.)
- "small portion of one country which is entirely surrounded by the territory of another," 1868, from French enclave, from Old French enclaver "enclose, comprise, include" (13c.), from Late Latin inclavare "shut in, lock up," from Latin in- "in" (see in- (2)) + clavis "key" (see slot (n.2)). Enclaved "surrounded by land owned by another" is attested in English from mid-15c., from Old French enclaver.
Example
- 1. Proof of mass murder could lie in a genteel enclave of west-central tokyo .
- 2. A similar enclave allowed libyan rebels to sustain their fight in libya last year .
- 3. The island would be a duty-free enclave , with business taxes lower than most of china .
- 4. They stayed in calais , an english enclave , and held talks with the french king .
- 5. But for much of january the town of some 40000 people has been a rebel enclave .