ENCLAVE


Meaning of ENCLAVE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈen-ˌklāv, ˈän-ˌklāv ]

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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.