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Word: Enclave
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
mid 19th century: from French, from Old French enclaver ‘enclose, dovetail’, based on Latin clavis ‘key’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈɛnkleɪv
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈɒŋkleɪv
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a portion of territory surrounded by a larger territory whose inhabitants are culturally or ethnically distinct
Short Definition:portion of territory surrounded by larger territory whose inhabitants are culturally or ethnically distinct
Examples:- they gave troops a week to leave the coastal enclave
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