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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Recent Examples of enclave
Israeli forces have carried out numerous raids in medical facilities in the enclave.
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Nidal Al-Mughrabi, USA Today, 13 Apr. 2025
These two maritime facilities in Berbera city belong to Somaliland, an enclave of about five million people that has functioned independently from Somalia since 1991.
—Abdi Latif Dahir, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2025
Connie Stevens has put her house in a gated suburban enclave of Los Angeles up for sale, while Muse frontman Matt Bellamy and Wonder Woman director Patty Stevens have also decided to say goodbye to their deluxe digs in other parts of the city.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 10 Apr. 2025
The birth was a rarity in this remote, rural enclave, but the journalist reports that the village mayor, perhaps taken aback by the baby’s unusual name, refused to register it.
—Leslie Camhi, New Yorker, 4 Apr. 2025
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Nidal Al-Mughrabi, USA Today, 13 Apr. 2025
These two maritime facilities in Berbera city belong to Somaliland, an enclave of about five million people that has functioned independently from Somalia since 1991.
—Abdi Latif Dahir, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2025
Connie Stevens has put her house in a gated suburban enclave of Los Angeles up for sale, while Muse frontman Matt Bellamy and Wonder Woman director Patty Stevens have also decided to say goodbye to their deluxe digs in other parts of the city.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 10 Apr. 2025
The birth was a rarity in this remote, rural enclave, but the journalist reports that the village mayor, perhaps taken aback by the baby’s unusual name, refused to register it.
—Leslie Camhi, New Yorker, 4 Apr. 2025
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“Enclave.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enclave. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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