Meaning
3 sensesA political, cultural or social entity or part thereof that is completely surrounded by another.
The Republic of San Marino is an enclave of Italy.
The streets around Union Square form a Protestant enclave within an otherwise Catholic neighbourhood.
Enklave
анкла́вankláv
анкла́вankláv
A group that is set off from a larger population by its characteristic or behavior.
An isolated portion of an application's address space, such that data in an enclave can only be accessed by code in the same enclave.
- an enclosed territory that is culturally distinct from the foreign territory that surrounds it
Examples
8 sentencesThe enclave has become a quagmire.
A blockade was imposed on the enclave.
Gaza is one of the world's most populous enclaves.
People are fleeing from the northern part of the enclave to its southern part.
A piece of Spanish territory is enclaved within France.
ruЧасть территории Испании является анклавом во Франции.
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from French enclave, from Middle French enclave (“enclave”), deverbal of enclaverBorrowed from French enclave, from Middle French enclave (“enclave”), deverbal of enclaver (“to inclose”), from Old French enclaver (“to inclose, lock in”), from Vulgar Latin *inclāvāre (“to lock in”), from in + Latin clavis (“key”) or clavus (“nail, bolt”). Compare inlock.
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