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enclave

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nounverb
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As a noun, enclave means a political, cultural or social entity or part thereof that is completely surrounded by another. As a verb, it means enclose within a foreign territory.

Meanings of enclave

5 meanings

noun

  1. A 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.”

  2. A group that is set off from a larger population by its characteristic or behavior.

    “...it tends to make marriage itself a lifestyle enclave.”

  3. computingAn isolated portion of an application's address space, such that data in an enclave can only be accessed by code in the same enclave.

  4. An enclosed territory that is culturally distinct from the foreign territory that surrounds itlocation

verb

  1. To enclose within a foreign territory.

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

Words that rhyme with enclave

conclave

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