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enclave

enc·lave

UK/ˈɛnkleɪv/ US/ˈɛŋkleɪv/ uncommon

noun

1.

an enclosed territory that is culturally distinct from the foreign territory that surrounds it

Origin

Borrowed from French enclave, from Middle French enclave (“enclave”), deverbal of enclaver (“to inclose”), from Old French enclaver (“to inclose, lock in”), from Vulgar Latin *inclāvāre (“to lock in”), from in + Latin clavis (“key”) or clavus (“nail, bolt”). Compare inlock.

Phrases

  • gay enclave

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