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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 enclaves
Their estate had a tennis court — not that unusual for the wealthy enclaves of Long Island, but the Ozer court had stands so that people could watch Todd, a tennis phenom in his younger years, play the game.
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Steve Belanger, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2025
What separates RidgeRunner from previous religious or political enclaves is the scale of its ambition.
—David Peisner, Rolling Stone, 23 Oct. 2025
Visitors can get a taste of Southern California’s legendary cultural diversity by exploring unique enclaves like Cambodia Town, a one-mile stretch of businesses and restaurants home to the largest population of people of Cambodian descent outside of Southeast Asia.
—Cu Fleshman, Travel + Leisure, 18 Oct. 2025
Palestinians were shifted from leading a liberation project to managing enclaves, while Israel retained control over their land, movement, and the map itself.
—Mohammed R. Mhawish, New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2025
The Venice Simplon-Orient-Express is saying ciao to one of Italy’s most spectacular coastal enclaves.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 14 Oct. 2025
Come October, New Yorkers looking to escape the city for a long weekend trade the coastal enclaves of the Hamptons for the golden hiking trails and quaint little towns of Upstate New York—and nowhere is this mass exodus more visible than in the Catskills.
—Elly Leavitt, Vogue, 1 Oct. 2025
The oldest date to the mid-19th century, while newer enclaves only cropped up in recent decades or, like Toronto’s, relocated from elsewhere in the post-World War II era.
—Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2025
San Diego’s East County — Santee, Lakeside, Ramona, Alpine — and the inland corridor up Interstate 15 through Murrieta and Temecula are not coastal enclaves.
—Laura Koval, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Sep. 2025
Steve Belanger, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2025
What separates RidgeRunner from previous religious or political enclaves is the scale of its ambition.
—David Peisner, Rolling Stone, 23 Oct. 2025
Visitors can get a taste of Southern California’s legendary cultural diversity by exploring unique enclaves like Cambodia Town, a one-mile stretch of businesses and restaurants home to the largest population of people of Cambodian descent outside of Southeast Asia.
—Cu Fleshman, Travel + Leisure, 18 Oct. 2025
Palestinians were shifted from leading a liberation project to managing enclaves, while Israel retained control over their land, movement, and the map itself.
—Mohammed R. Mhawish, New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2025
The Venice Simplon-Orient-Express is saying ciao to one of Italy’s most spectacular coastal enclaves.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 14 Oct. 2025
Come October, New Yorkers looking to escape the city for a long weekend trade the coastal enclaves of the Hamptons for the golden hiking trails and quaint little towns of Upstate New York—and nowhere is this mass exodus more visible than in the Catskills.
—Elly Leavitt, Vogue, 1 Oct. 2025
The oldest date to the mid-19th century, while newer enclaves only cropped up in recent decades or, like Toronto’s, relocated from elsewhere in the post-World War II era.
—Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2025
San Diego’s East County — Santee, Lakeside, Ramona, Alpine — and the inland corridor up Interstate 15 through Murrieta and Temecula are not coastal enclaves.
—Laura Koval, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for enclaves
Noun
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Geren’s, McQueeney’s and Collier’s state legislative districts all include part of the school district.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
24 Oct. 2025
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Financing districts are typically scheduled to end years after the development is competed.—
Ricardo Torres,
jsonline.com,
24 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Never mind white World War Two soldiers’ relationship to segregation within the army itself, and ensuring that Black veterans couldn’t be entitled to the same VA resources, couldn’t move into the same neighborhoods that white veterans moved into.—
Fiction Non Fiction,
Literary Hub,
23 Oct. 2025
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Despite Dayton being a hub for mid-century furniture, Molski said he's been to nearly every one of Cincinnati's 52 neighborhoods.—
Kaycee Sloan,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
23 Oct. 2025
Noun
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New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.—
Cheryl Vari,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
27 Oct. 2025
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Even without Miller for the bulk of three quarters, Charlotte proved once again these aren’t the Hornets (1-1) of old.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
26 Oct. 2025
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“Enclaves.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enclaves. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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