enclave
enclave
Definition
en·clave (en′klāv′, än′-)
noun
- a territory surrounded or nearly surrounded by the territory of another country San Marino is an enclave within Italy
- a minority culture group living as an entity within a larger group
Etymology: Fr < OFr < enclaver, to enclose, lock in < VL *inclavare < L in, in + clavis, a key: see lot
enclave
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- protect: A similar no-fly zone was established in the north to protect a Kurdish enclave.
- surround: The Health Club is 50 meters away and is shared by the surrounding enclave of chalets.
- create: In the case of Chiapas, few indigenous people want to create separate enclaves for people from different ethnic groups.
- become: Given the lack of social housing within the development, there is already a danger that the development will become an isolated enclave.
- form: A small shadowy group of people are huddling together among the large stones which form an enclave toward the center of the circle.
- have: Having a shot spanish enclaves only the homework they the southern hills.
Adjective modifier
- Kurdish: The Iraqi soldiers facing the Kurdish enclave in northern Iraq appear to have recent orders to show they still have teeth.
- Protestant: Similarly it is very likely that no Catholics live in Tiger's Bay, a Protestant enclave in West Belfast.
- autonomous: The trade also helps the economy of the autonomous Kurdish enclave in northern Iraq.
- isolated: He said a majority of Cuba's tourist hotels are in isolated enclaves, where ordinary Cubans are not authorized to go.
- protected: Many predict they will be gone in 20 years, outside a few protected enclaves.
- Spanish: Alternatively, spend the day by visiting Ceuta, the pretty Spanish enclave on the North African coast.
Preposition: on
- coast: Alternatively, spend the day by visiting Ceuta, the pretty Spanish enclave on the North African coast.
Modifies a noun
- community: Trips to Belfast Community education with each enclave community.
- area: The initial chaos in which many enclave areas were formed has become somewhat settled.
Preposition: of
- home: Ripon was a gentrified spot, a Georgian and Regency enclave of wealthy homes within spitting distance of Ripon Grammar School and Ripon College.
Noun used with modifier
- tourist: The main ( and modest ) tourist enclave occupies the western coast around the hamlet of Lazy Hill.
- loyalist: That is the all too familiar experience of Protestants living in the Fountain, the last remaining loyalist enclave in Londonderry's west bank.
- immigrant: By expanding racial/ethnic immigrant enclaves, mass immigration makes it easier for immigrants to find mates within their own group... .
- air: The Air Wing of Coast Guard is operated from two stations and six air enclaves and has ten air units.
