Enclave

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A country or part of a country lying wholly within the boundaries of another.
  • n. A distinctly bounded area enclosed within a larger unit: ethnic enclaves in a large city.
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  • n. A political, cultural or social entity or part thereof that is completely surrounded by another.
  • n. A group that is set off from a larger population by its characteristic or behavior.
  • v. To enclose within a foreign territory.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A tract of land or a territory inclosed within another territory of which it is independent. See exclave.
  • v. To inclose within an alien territory.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To inclose or surround, as a region or state, by the territories of another power.
  • n. Something closed; specifically, a small outlying portion of a country which is entirely surrounded by the territories of another power. Enclaves are especially common among the states of the German empire.
  • n. In heraldry, anything let into something else, especially when the thing let in is square.
  • In heraldry:
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. an enclosed territory that is culturally distinct from the foreign territory that surrounds it
    • Verb Form
    enclaves    enclaving   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    territory    territorial dominion    district    dominion   
    Cross Reference
    exclave    pene-exclave    pene-enclave   
    Variant
    exclave   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    conclave   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    neighborhoods    upbringing    stronghold    suburb    fastness    affiliation   
     
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