Synonyms of enclaves

enclaves

noun

plural of enclave

as in districts

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

• districts
• ghettos
• neighborhoods
• quarters
• sections
• regions
• departments
• precincts
• hoods
• zones
• barrios
• parts
• belts
• nabes
• localities
• wards
• divisions
• places
• backyards

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of enclaves

The private 216-acre island, accessible only by ferry, yacht or helicopter, remains one of the nation’s wealthiest residential enclaves. — Luisa Yanez august 3, Miami Herald, 3 Aug. 2026

The party has occasionally found fleeting success by leaning into ethnic coalition-building within shifting suburban enclaves, finding localized victories in places such as Orange County’s Little Saigon. — Dain Fitzgerald, The Washington Examiner, 1 Aug. 2026

The enclaves have been a long source of tension between Madrid and Rabat. — Miguel MacIas, NPR, 1 Aug. 2026

High-end enclaves increasingly integrate on-site medical professionals, wellness programming and preventive care facilities. — Jamie Gold, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026

Spain’s Supreme Court ruled earlier this month that migrants intercepted at sea while attempting to reach Ceuta or Melilla cannot be summarily returned under the enclaves’ special border-rejection regime. — Jamie Timson, TheWeek, 31 July 2026

Both Ceuta and Melilla are heavily fortified, and many migrants who arrive in the enclaves are immediately turned back. — Kerry Breen, CBS News, 31 July 2026

Shun the tourist traps, skip the hotels, and embed yourself in residential enclaves to find true authenticity. — Christopher Elliott, USA Today, 31 July 2026

El-Sayed’s campaign is currently the left’s preeminent cause, held up as key proof that an obsessively anti-Zionist left-wing politics can win outside of blue enclaves. — Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 30 July 2026