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
When Catholic cardinals gathered in Rome in May for an enclave to pick the new pope, many joked Rubio — a devote Catholic — should get that job too.
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Emily Goodin, Miami Herald, 29 Aug. 2025
By February of 2024, public order, particularly in the enclave's north, had completely dissolved.
—Tom Bowman, NPR, 28 Aug. 2025
It was designed to identify anomalies in Gaza, using advanced algorithms to detect anything out of the ordinary in the crowded Palestinian enclave.
—Yaakov Katz, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Aug. 2025
On July 15, in the northern enclave of Jabaliya, three more soldiers were killed in an ambush targeting an Israeli engineering team that had been sent to clear roads for Israeli forces.
—Leila Seurat, Foreign Affairs, 26 Aug. 2025
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Emily Goodin, Miami Herald, 29 Aug. 2025
By February of 2024, public order, particularly in the enclave's north, had completely dissolved.
—Tom Bowman, NPR, 28 Aug. 2025
It was designed to identify anomalies in Gaza, using advanced algorithms to detect anything out of the ordinary in the crowded Palestinian enclave.
—Yaakov Katz, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Aug. 2025
On July 15, in the northern enclave of Jabaliya, three more soldiers were killed in an ambush targeting an Israeli engineering team that had been sent to clear roads for Israeli forces.
—Leila Seurat, Foreign Affairs, 26 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for enclave
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Only 127 of Indiana's 351 public school districts — or 36% — submitted mandatory injury data for the statewide report.—
IndyStar,
IndyStar,
3 Sep. 2025
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The upset in a district long considered safe for Republicans has given Democrats a rare reason for optimism and a new pitch to national donors that Iowa deserves another look.—
Samantha-Jo Roth,
The Washington Examiner,
3 Sep. 2025
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At the top, riders also step directly into the heart of the Bairro Alto neighborhood, famous for its nightlife and its historic streets.—
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Sep. 2025
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This hilltop neighborhood, capped by the white-domed Sacré-Cœur basilica, was once a muse for artists like Picasso and Toulouse-Lautrec.—
Elissa Garay,
AFAR Media,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Enclave.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enclave. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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