enclave
[ en-kleyv, ahn- ]
/ ˈɛn kleɪv, ˈɑn- /
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noun
a country, or especially, an outlying portion of a country, entirely or mostly surrounded by the territory of another country.
any small, distinct area or group enclosed or isolated within a larger one: a Chinese-speaking enclave in London.
verb (used with object), en·claved, en·clav·ing.
to isolate or enclose (especially territory) within a foreign or uncongenial environment; make an enclave of: The desert enclaved the little settlement.
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Origin of enclave
1865–70; <French, Middle French, noun derivative of enclaver<Vulgar Latin *inclāvāre to lock in, equivalent to Latin in-in-2 + clāv(is) key + -āre infinitive suffix
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Example sentences from the Web for enclave
First introduced in April 2000, SEZs are duty-free enclaves that offer 100% income tax exemption on revenue from exports for the first five years and 50% for the next five years.
Indian IT is worried about one particular tax holiday this budget season|Ananya Bhattacharya|January 28, 2021|QuartzSilicon Valley may be a "state of mind," but it's also very much a real enclave in Northern California.
Silicon Valley backlash grows as vocal tech faction boycotts|Kia Kokalitcheva|January 27, 2021|AxiosHe said federal and local agencies will now have to consider domestic terrorism as a serious threat, and “harden targets in the federal enclave.”
D.C. police sent 850 officers to the Capitol during insurrection, spent $8.8 million during week of Jan. 6|Peter Hermann|January 26, 2021|Washington Post
British Dictionary definitions for enclave
enclave
/ (ˈɛnkleɪv) /
noun
a part of a country entirely surrounded by foreign territory: viewed from the position of the surrounding territoriesCompare exclave
Word Origin for enclave
C19: from French, from Old French enclaver to enclose, from Vulgar Latin inclāvāre (unattested) to lock up, from Latin in- ² + clavis key
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Medical definitions for enclave
enclave
[ ĕn′klāv′, ŏn′- ]
n.
A detached mass of tissue enclosed in tissue of another kind.
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