An enclave is an area within a country or a city where people live who have a different nationality or culture from the people living in the surrounding country or city.
Nagorno-Karabakh is an Armenian enclave inside Azerbaijan.
Synonyms: area, community, quarter, haven More Synonyms of enclave
enclave in British English
(ˈɛnkleɪv)
noun
a part of a country entirely surrounded by foreign territory: viewed from the position of the surrounding territories
Compare exclave
Word origin
C19: from French, from Old French enclaver to enclose, from Vulgar Latin inclāvāre (unattested) to lock up, from Latin in-2 + clavis key
enclave in American English
(ˈɛnˌkleɪv; ˈɑnˌkleɪv)
noun
1.
a territory surrounded or nearly surrounded by the territory of another country
San Marino is an enclave within Italy
see also exclave
2.
a minority culture group living as an entity within a larger group
Word origin
Fr < OFr < enclaver, to enclose, lock in < VL *inclavare < L in, in + clavis, a key: see lot
Examples of 'enclave' in a sentence
enclave
The idea was to reduce social segregation by stopping wealthy enclaves growing around good schools.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Outside the exclusive enclaves, worlds collide.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
The enclave may be tiny and ringed by enemies, but the mood is buoyant.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Since 2003 they have brought up their four daughters in a wealthy enclave in Ottawa.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Inside these wealthy enclaves - and they are always wealthy - the streets are spotless and the landscaping is lush.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
In the more exclusive enclaves, the properties may be listed, which means going through planning if you want to make any changes.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
In other languages
enclave
British English: enclave NOUN
An enclave is an area within a country or a city where people live who have a different nationality or culture from the people living in the surrounding country or city.
Nagorno-Karabakh is an Armenian enclave inside Azerbaijan.
American English: enclave
Brazilian Portuguese: refúgio
Chinese: 飞地
European Spanish: enclave
French: enclave
German: Enklave
Italian: enclave
Japanese: 少数民族居住地
Korean: 타국인 또는 타문화 집단의 거주 지역
European Portuguese: refúgio
Latin American Spanish: enclave
(noun)
Definition
a part of a country entirely surrounded by foreign territory
an Armenian enclave inside Azerbaijan
Synonyms
area
the large number of community groups in the area
community
a township on the outskirts of the mining community
quarter
He wandered through the Chinese quarter.
haven
region
a remote mountain region
county
He is living now in his mother's home county of Oxfordshire.
reserve
district
I drove around the business district.
province
the Algarve, Portugal's southernmost province
reservation
a Navaho from a North American reservation
constituency
borough
the New York City borough of Brooklyn
homeland
precinct
a pedestrian precinct
Additional synonyms
in the sense of borough
Definition
any of the constituent divisions of Greater London or New York City
the New York City borough of Brooklyn
Synonyms
district,
area,
community,
quarter,
region,
sector,
ward,
parish,
neighbourhood,
locality,
locale
in the sense of community
a township on the outskirts of the mining community
Synonyms
district,
area,
quarter,
region,
sector,
parish,
neighbourhood,
vicinity,
locality,
locality,
locale,
neck of the woods (informal)
in the sense of county
Definition
(in some countries) a division of a country
He is living now in his mother's home county of Oxfordshire.