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
That’s similar to what has happened with the dire wolf pups, which have already doubled in size, according to recent reports, and live on a 2,000-acre enclave in North America whose location has not been publicly divulged.
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David Bloom, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
This week, Boyle Heights activists shut down a bridge that links downtown Los Angeles to the small enclave and marched with mariachis to the site of another recent arrest.
—Alicia Victoria Lozano, NBC news, 3 July 2025
Israel's subsequent military assault has killed more than 56,000 Palestinians, most of them civilians, according to the Gaza health ministry, has displaced almost the entire 2.3 million population and plunged the enclave into a humanitarian crisis.
—USA Today, 1 July 2025
Love it or hate it, that’s different to WhatsApp’s own AI upgrades which promise user data is not processed outside their own security enclave and is never visible to anyone else.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 29 June 2025
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David Bloom, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
This week, Boyle Heights activists shut down a bridge that links downtown Los Angeles to the small enclave and marched with mariachis to the site of another recent arrest.
—Alicia Victoria Lozano, NBC news, 3 July 2025
Israel's subsequent military assault has killed more than 56,000 Palestinians, most of them civilians, according to the Gaza health ministry, has displaced almost the entire 2.3 million population and plunged the enclave into a humanitarian crisis.
—USA Today, 1 July 2025
Love it or hate it, that’s different to WhatsApp’s own AI upgrades which promise user data is not processed outside their own security enclave and is never visible to anyone else.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 29 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for enclave
Noun
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In the Caribbean, Jamaica's Port Royal town—a historical district dating back to the 17th century—was also added to the list.—
Michael Cappetta,
Travel + Leisure,
15 July 2025
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Meanwhile, as districts in Alabama return to school within three weeks, Mackey warned some programs may be eliminated for years to come.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 July 2025
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Her district includes some of the city’s wealthiest neighborhoods, including River North, Wicker Park, Bucktown, Lincoln Park, Roscoe Village, Lincoln Square and Portage Park.—
A.D. Quig,
Chicago Tribune,
21 July 2025
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The shooting unfolded at 11:51 p.m. Saturday in Fort Washington Park in the Washington Heights neighborhood of upper Manhattan, according to the New York Police Department.—
Bill Hutchinson,
ABC News,
20 July 2025
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