enclave
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About Our Definitions: All forms of a word (noun, verb, etc.) are now displayed on one page.en·clave
noun \ˈen-ˌklāv, ˈän-ˌklāv\Definition of ENCLAVE
: a distinct territorial, cultural, or social unit enclosed within or as if within foreign territory <ethnic enclaves>
See Origin of ENCLAVE
French, from Middle French, from enclaver to enclose, from Vulgar Latin *inclavare to lock up, from Latin in- + clavis key — more at clavicle
First Known Use: 1868
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Rhymes with ENCLAVE
airwave, behave, brain wave, cold wave, concave, conclave, deprave, dissave, drawshave, engrave, enslave, exclave, ground wave, heat wave, margrave, new wave, octave, outbrave, Palgrave, palsgrave, shock wave, shortwave, sine wave, sky wave, sound wave, spokeshave, S wave, wage slave, white slave, Wind Cave
en·clave
noun \ˈen-ˌklāv; ˈän-ˌklāv, ˈäŋ-, -ˌkläv\ (Medical Dictionary)Medical Definition of ENCLAVE
: something enclosed in an organ or tissue but not a continuous part of it
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