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
Starvation in the enclave is worsening, residents say.
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Ghada Abdulfattah, Christian Science Monitor, 23 June 2025
In the Palestinian enclave of Gaza, Hamas — which Iran armed and trained — has been badly weakened and its leaders have been killed.
—Kevin Collier, NBC news, 22 June 2025
Even an encrypted string of numbers stored inside a secure enclave on an iPhone has a major flaw: Account recovery.
—Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 20 June 2025
Deadly Israeli airstrikes continued elsewhere in the enclave on Tuesday.
—Mohammad Jahjouh, Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2025
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Ghada Abdulfattah, Christian Science Monitor, 23 June 2025
In the Palestinian enclave of Gaza, Hamas — which Iran armed and trained — has been badly weakened and its leaders have been killed.
—Kevin Collier, NBC news, 22 June 2025
Even an encrypted string of numbers stored inside a secure enclave on an iPhone has a major flaw: Account recovery.
—Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 20 June 2025
Deadly Israeli airstrikes continued elsewhere in the enclave on Tuesday.
—Mohammad Jahjouh, Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for enclave
Noun
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Amidst the chaos, the Bowie Volunteers capitalized and became district champions for the first time since 2012.—
Charles Baggarly,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
23 June 2025
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Plans also have called for re relocating the district’s headquarters from New Haven to Hartford.—
Kenneth R. Gosselin,
Hartford Courant,
23 June 2025
Noun
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Viewers will be taken on a journey through hip hop history – meeting genre pioneers and future icons, visiting the neighborhoods, studios and places that fostered early styles as well as watching beloved artists analyze their favorite tracks, according to the description.—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
27 June 2025
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The five-part series will offer a kind of historical and musical tour of the five boroughs as LL Cool J visits the neighborhoods and meets with the MCs and producers who were instrumental to hip-hop’s rise.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
27 June 2025
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“Enclave.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enclave. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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