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Definition of enclave in English:

enclave

noun ˈɛnkleɪv
  • 1A portion of territory surrounded by a larger territory whose inhabitants are culturally or ethnically distinct.

    they gave troops a week to leave the coastal enclave
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Should we instead be encouraging the foundation of a series of autonomous, loosely interdependent ethnic enclaves?
    • Several Jewish enclaves already existed within the Holy Roman Empire (from Prague to Frankfurt) well before the sixteenth century.
    • In large urban areas, distinct ethnic enclaves such as the Polish, Irish, Jewish, and Italian communities persisted.
    • Isolated European ethnic enclaves and insulated enclaves of privilege, however, have seen their boundaries opened.
    • Most islands are multiethnic, with large and small groups forming geographical enclaves.
    • Liberals see immigrant communities as ethnic enclaves that retard the development of American individualism.
    • Because of its close proximity to work, immigrants settled on the Lower East Side, forming ethnic enclaves.
    • Deep suspicions and fears continue to divide the people into ethnic enclaves.
    • A century ago, in a multi-cultural America comprised of separate cultural enclaves, ethnic groups were more involved in the affairs of their own communities than the larger society.
    • For example, not all immigrants resided in ethnic enclaves close to ethnic retail outlets.
    • So far we've left the struggle to a few dedicated activists in ethnic enclaves.
    • Delegates at the assembly were careful to emphasise that they didn't seek independence, but a semi-autonomous enclave within a federal Iraq.
    • But ethnic enclaves, unions, and competing values contributed to distinct cultures of consumption.
    • They settled in metropolitan areas including Los Angeles, New York, and Chicago, and formed organized ethnic enclaves throughout the nation.
    • While casinos were illegal in Hong Kong, they had taken deep root in the old Portuguese enclave.
    • San Marino is an Independent republic and enclave within northern Italy, with a population of 46,500.
    • A world reputation for jobs, and a ‘welcome to the neighbourhood’ attitude has historically created a city of immigrants and ethnic enclaves.
    Synonyms
    area of land, area, region
    1. 1.1 A place or group that is different in character from those surrounding it.
      the engineering department is traditionally a male enclave
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The 1st District, which reaches out to the eastern tip of Long Island, is a mix of posh resort towns and working-class enclaves.
      • The novella is about masculine middle-age, with Victorian males hurrying into their enclaves or laboratories to escape all kinds of ever-present threats, such as the new woman.
      • Peter has found his niche nestled in a small coastal enclave in central California.
      • The efforts of these local activists helped to establish enclaves of black power.
      • Within a predominantly corporate enclave, it introduces an informal, occasionally light-hearted and distinctly local emphasis.
      • Planners have approved the building of 27 new homes to replace four detached houses in an exclusive leafy enclave.
      • It tells us that capitalism will not allow enclaves of socialism to exist, be it a hippy commune or an island of socialism.
      • He declined to give details on who the passengers were except to say they were from a nursing home in Bellaire, an upscale enclave within Houston.
      • Some people decamp to quieter beautiful places, enclaves still not discovered, off the beaten path.
      • The result in some areas is social cleansing, with the rich creating exclusive enclaves.
      • Local campaigns have stopped motorways being built and have created working class housing enclaves against the wishes of the property developers.
      • Communities are crucial for the formation and maintenance of moral values whereas lifestyle enclaves are not.
      • And those who live in refurbished parts of inner cities have enclaves of their own.
      • However, while large parts of the world continue to be enclaves of extreme hardship and poverty, despair will take root.
      • So I resolve that I, personally, will foil the United States Secret Service and force my way into the secret enclaves of the Republican Party.
      • Television programs are resumed within this privileged enclave, and a semblance of normality returns within the walls of Bognor.
      • Several smaller regions in the South and Midwest are veritable working class enclaves with 40 to 50 percent or more of their workforce in the traditional industrial occupations.
      • Then, within their protected virtual enclaves, they declare these things to be the norm.
      • Moving to London in 1859, he settled in Chelsea, an artists' enclave, in 1863.
      • Located in an exclusive residential enclave, the Sheraton Towers has more than 300 rooms.

Origin

Mid 19th century: from French, from Old French enclaver 'enclose, dovetail', based on Latin clavis 'key'.

 
 

Definition of enclave in US English:

enclave

noun
  • 1A portion of territory within or surrounded by a larger territory whose inhabitants are culturally or ethnically distinct.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Should we instead be encouraging the foundation of a series of autonomous, loosely interdependent ethnic enclaves?
    • A century ago, in a multi-cultural America comprised of separate cultural enclaves, ethnic groups were more involved in the affairs of their own communities than the larger society.
    • A world reputation for jobs, and a ‘welcome to the neighbourhood’ attitude has historically created a city of immigrants and ethnic enclaves.
    • Several Jewish enclaves already existed within the Holy Roman Empire (from Prague to Frankfurt) well before the sixteenth century.
    • Delegates at the assembly were careful to emphasise that they didn't seek independence, but a semi-autonomous enclave within a federal Iraq.
    • In large urban areas, distinct ethnic enclaves such as the Polish, Irish, Jewish, and Italian communities persisted.
    • They settled in metropolitan areas including Los Angeles, New York, and Chicago, and formed organized ethnic enclaves throughout the nation.
    • Deep suspicions and fears continue to divide the people into ethnic enclaves.
    • Because of its close proximity to work, immigrants settled on the Lower East Side, forming ethnic enclaves.
    • Liberals see immigrant communities as ethnic enclaves that retard the development of American individualism.
    • San Marino is an Independent republic and enclave within northern Italy, with a population of 46,500.
    • While casinos were illegal in Hong Kong, they had taken deep root in the old Portuguese enclave.
    • Isolated European ethnic enclaves and insulated enclaves of privilege, however, have seen their boundaries opened.
    • For example, not all immigrants resided in ethnic enclaves close to ethnic retail outlets.
    • But ethnic enclaves, unions, and competing values contributed to distinct cultures of consumption.
    • So far we've left the struggle to a few dedicated activists in ethnic enclaves.
    • Most islands are multiethnic, with large and small groups forming geographical enclaves.
    Synonyms
    area of land, area, region
    1. 1.1 A place or group that is different in character from those surrounding it.
      the engineering department is traditionally a male enclave
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Located in an exclusive residential enclave, the Sheraton Towers has more than 300 rooms.
      • Planners have approved the building of 27 new homes to replace four detached houses in an exclusive leafy enclave.
      • Some people decamp to quieter beautiful places, enclaves still not discovered, off the beaten path.
      • Several smaller regions in the South and Midwest are veritable working class enclaves with 40 to 50 percent or more of their workforce in the traditional industrial occupations.
      • The efforts of these local activists helped to establish enclaves of black power.
      • Moving to London in 1859, he settled in Chelsea, an artists' enclave, in 1863.
      • Television programs are resumed within this privileged enclave, and a semblance of normality returns within the walls of Bognor.
      • The 1st District, which reaches out to the eastern tip of Long Island, is a mix of posh resort towns and working-class enclaves.
      • Peter has found his niche nestled in a small coastal enclave in central California.
      • The novella is about masculine middle-age, with Victorian males hurrying into their enclaves or laboratories to escape all kinds of ever-present threats, such as the new woman.
      • Then, within their protected virtual enclaves, they declare these things to be the norm.
      • And those who live in refurbished parts of inner cities have enclaves of their own.
      • The result in some areas is social cleansing, with the rich creating exclusive enclaves.
      • Within a predominantly corporate enclave, it introduces an informal, occasionally light-hearted and distinctly local emphasis.
      • So I resolve that I, personally, will foil the United States Secret Service and force my way into the secret enclaves of the Republican Party.
      • It tells us that capitalism will not allow enclaves of socialism to exist, be it a hippy commune or an island of socialism.
      • However, while large parts of the world continue to be enclaves of extreme hardship and poverty, despair will take root.
      • He declined to give details on who the passengers were except to say they were from a nursing home in Bellaire, an upscale enclave within Houston.
      • Local campaigns have stopped motorways being built and have created working class housing enclaves against the wishes of the property developers.
      • Communities are crucial for the formation and maintenance of moral values whereas lifestyle enclaves are not.

Origin

Mid 19th century: from French, from Old French enclaver ‘enclose, dovetail’, based on Latin clavis ‘key’.

 
 
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