n.
Pronunciation: ' en- ˌ kl ā v, ' än- ˌ kl ā v
Function: noun
Etymology: French, from Middle French, from enclaver to enclose, from Vulgar Latin *inclavare to lock up, from Latin in- + clavis key ― more at CLAVICLE
Date: 1868
: a distinct territorial, cultural, or social unit enclosed within or as if within foreign territory <ethnic enclave s >