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

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Recent Examples of enclaves But in Southern California’s wealthy foothill enclaves, event promoters are regularly transforming these types of regal estates into weekend party houses filled with young people who are willing to pay to enter. — Jazmin Alvarado, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2026 Ceuta, along with Melilla, have been under Spanish control for four centuries, though Morocco considers the enclaves to be occupied Moroccan territory. — Kelsey Norman, Fortune, 10 Aug. 2026 The yacht is paired with a dedicated slip at San Francisco’s Pier 39, a way to step immediately into a Bay lifestyle from one of Marin County’s most exclusive residential enclaves. — David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 10 Aug. 2026 Today, in many of the world’s wealthiest enclaves, transactions of that magnitude are simply the starting point. — Mark David, Robb Report, 7 Aug. 2026 Fisher Island remains one of the country’s wealthiest enclaves. — Miami Herald, 5 Aug. 2026 What explains last week’s sudden rise in migration Moroccans, especially in the north, have long felt discontent at the disparity between their local communities and the Spanish enclaves that are only a few miles apart. — Kelsey Norman, The Conversation, 5 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
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  1. districts
  2. neighborhoods
  3. quarters
Noun
  • Vorobyov also reported damage to residential properties in three districts to the east of Moscow and to a shopping center, local government building and residential building in Kolomna to the southeast of the capital.
    — David Brennan, ABC News, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Four centuries later, Augustus incorporated Transtiberim as one of the imperial city’s fourteen administrative districts.
    — Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of districts
Noun
  • Importantly, these policies should be informed by injury data so that resources are directed toward the neighborhoods, populations and circumstances where injuries are occurring most frequently.
    — Narmeen Khan, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026
  • They have also been cited for rodent and pest control violations connected to the smell, which has brought an influx of rats and flies to surrounding neighborhoods.
    — Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of neighborhoods
Noun
  • In IconArrows pointing outwards Berkshire has reduced its BofA stake by 53% after eight consecutive quarters of selling.
    — Alex Crippen, CNBC, 15 Aug. 2026
  • One of those, the USS Gerald R Ford, also reported problems earlier this year, from toilets that weren’t working to a laundry fire that briefly stopped combat operations and destroyed some sleeping quarters.
    — Mustafa Qadri, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of quarters

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