单词 | enclave |
释义 | enclaven. A portion of territory entirely surrounded by foreign dominions. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > territorial jurisdiction or areas subject to > [noun] > territory governed by a ruler or state > surrounded by foreign dominions enclavure1851 enclave1868 exclave1888 1868 M. E. Grant Duff Polit. Surv. 38 Russia looks upon them [the Roumans] as destined to be a mere enclave in a Slavonic empire. 1870 Contemp. Rev. 15 89 Enclaves in the territory of the greatest-happiness idea. 1884 Spectator 2 Feb. 150 Purely human enclaves in an inspired book. 1885 Pall Mall Gaz. 16 Feb. 9/1 Portugal..possesses an enclave extending from Massabe to Red Point. Draft additions 1993 b. A group of people who are culturally, intellectually, or socially distinct from the majority of the population. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social relations > association, fellowship, or companionship > a company or body of persons > [noun] > other specific types of company rabblement1536 rabble rout?1589 quorum1596 besorta1616 flying squadron1670 alliance1703 minority1837 umma1885 lads1888 minority group1919 flying squad1927 milieu1927 focus group1938 visible minority1940 enclave1945 1945 R. Hargreaves Enemy at Gate 233 An enclave of intransigent Afrikander-Dutch..were permitted to develop a separate inimical culture. 1959 Listener 16 Apr. 683/1 Dr. Leavis successfully established a Lawrentian enclave in Cambridge. 1979 R. P. Graves A. E. Housman (1981) i. 3 Among its nine hundred inhabitants, Woodchester contained a sizeable and influential Roman Catholic enclave. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online March 2022). enclaveadj. Heraldry. Of the border of an ordinary: Having a contour like that of a dovetail joint. ΘΚΠ society > communication > indication > insignia > heraldic devices collective > lines or edges > [adjective] > other shapes of line or edge crooked and sharpc1420 bevel1562 vivry1572 meslé1632 rayonné1660 enclave1661 rayonnant1725 palissé1780 mortised?1828 1661 S. Morgan Sphere of Gentry i. i. 8 This chiefe issuing into the sable field of darkness may properly called Inclave, breaking forth into a label of one point. 1731 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II Enclave. 1828 W. Berry Encycl. Her. Inclave, the same as pattée, or dovetailed. DerivativesCategories » enˈclaved adj. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.1868adj.1661 |
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