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单词 enclave
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enclave

noun

en·​clave ˈen-ˌklāv How to pronounce enclave (audio) ˈän-ˌklāv How to pronounce enclave (audio)
: a distinct territorial, cultural, or social unit enclosed within or as if within foreign territory
ethnic enclaves

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Enclave comes from French enclaver, meaning "to enclose," which itself is based on the Latin noun clavis, meaning "key." Clavis opened the door to a few other English words, some of which might seem unlikely relatives of enclave. For example, clavicle, the word for the bone that joins the breastbone and the shoulder blade, and the musical sign clef.

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Melilla and Ceuta, a second Spanish enclave also on Africa’s northern coast, have over the past decade become a magnet for mostly sub-Saharan migrants trying to get into Europe. Washington Post, 24 June 2022 The half-acre estate is perched in Muirlands, an affluent enclave named after famous conservationist and naturalist John Muir. Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2022 Moscow warned on Thursday that if Sweden and Finland join the transatlantic military alliance, Russia would deploy nuclear weapons to a Russian enclave on the Baltic Sea, in the heart of Europe. NBC News, 15 Apr. 2022 In 1999, for instance, a large drill simulated a NATO attack on Kaliningrad, the Russian enclave on the Baltic Sea. New York Times, 21 Mar. 2022 To date, the enclave of development on the northern edge of the village has 10 apartment buildings, but the master plan shows 32 more, to be built over the next three decades. Tom Robbins, Travel + Leisure, 13 Dec. 2021 At least 6,000 people, including around 1,500 minors, swam yesterday from Morocco to Ceuta, a bordering Spanish enclave on the coast of Africa. Aj Willingham, CNN, 19 May 2021 The mansion was built by Horatio Alden Smith, who was a partner in the Smith & Wyman Sash and Door Company, in what was then known as the Harmon Place neighborhood, a wealthy enclave on the edge of downtown Minneapolis. Jim Buchta, Star Tribune, 4 Nov. 2020 Nearly 3,500 Sherpas reside in New York City, the largest enclave outside of the Nepalese capital of Kathmandu, according to the Sherpa Association in America. Jess Eng, Washington Post, 23 Aug. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

French, from Middle French, from enclaver to enclose, from Vulgar Latin *inclavare to lock up, from Latin in- + clavis key — more at clavicle

First Known Use

1868, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

enclave

noun

en·​clave ˈen-ˌklāv; ˈän-ˌklāv How to pronounce enclave (audio) ˈäŋ- How to pronounce enclave (audio)
-ˌkläv
: something enclosed in an organ or tissue but not a continuous part of it

enclave

noun

as in district
an area with people who are different in some way from the people in the areas around it The city has a large Chinese enclave. one of the city's wealthy enclaves

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