Synonyms of enclave

enclave

noun

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

Related Words

• district
• neighborhood
• ghetto
• section
• region
• quarter
• hood
• department
• zone
• barrio
• precinct
• part
• belt
• nabe
• locality
• division
• ward
• backyard
• place

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of enclave

In enclaves like Little Haiti, the change has disrupted life at every level, community advocates say. — Chris Kenning, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2026

But tucked beneath the resort, down a spiral staircase and inside a lush green enclave, is the Natura Bissé Spa, where wellness becomes a more deliberate experience. — Tiana Randall, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026

The Town of Bow Mar has hired a law firm and a public relations company to help work on a controversial gate project that would limit access to some roads for drivers in cities that surround the enclave. — Jessica Alvarado Gamez, Denver Post, 19 Aug. 2026

Columbia is not just an enclave but a neighborhood within a neighborhood, a 36-acre concentration of urban activity — activity that has always included regular doses of protest, speechifying, electioneering, and petition waving. — Justin Davidson, Curbed, 19 Aug. 2026

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