as in district
an area with people who are different in some way from the people in the areas around it
The city has a large Chinese enclave. one of the city's wealthy enclaves
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Recent Examples of enclave
Focus will now shift to the next phases of the plan, which is ultimately expected to bring an end to the conflict in the enclave.
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Chantal Da Silva, NBC news, 26 Jan. 2026
Palestinians in Gaza were optimistic that opening the Rafah crossing will allow travel to and from the enclave along with the evacuation of people needing medical care.
—Julia Frankel, Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2026
After nearly seven years of ownership, Maria Bello has decided to part ways with her Los Angeles home in the Laurel Canyon enclave of Hollywood Hills.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 26 Jan. 2026
Fulenwider’s home is one of two for sale in the enclave.
—Sara B. Hansen, Denver Post, 24 Jan. 2026
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Chantal Da Silva, NBC news, 26 Jan. 2026
Palestinians in Gaza were optimistic that opening the Rafah crossing will allow travel to and from the enclave along with the evacuation of people needing medical care.
—Julia Frankel, Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2026
After nearly seven years of ownership, Maria Bello has decided to part ways with her Los Angeles home in the Laurel Canyon enclave of Hollywood Hills.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 26 Jan. 2026
Fulenwider’s home is one of two for sale in the enclave.
—Sara B. Hansen, Denver Post, 24 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for enclave
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More than 900 apartment blocks remained without heating Tuesday in several districts of Kyiv, Zelenskyy said.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
28 Jan. 2026
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One of the challenges in living in the historic district of Manayunk during a snowstorm is not only the hills, but the brick streets that residents said make things more slippery.—
Tom Dougherty,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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The shooting took place in the heart of the Eat Street restaurant district in Minneapolis’s particularly diverse Whittier neighborhood, where about half the 14,000 residents were people of color as of 2022, according to the city’s demographics data.—
Jared Kaufman,
Twin Cities,
27 Jan. 2026
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Desperate to find a ride in a car durable enough to take on the weather for the 20-minute drive from Belle Vernon to Jefferson Hospital in Jefferson Hills, the soon-to-be father turned to Facebook and a neighborhood crime watch page.—
Erica Mokay,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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“Enclave.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enclave. Accessed 3 Feb. 2026.
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