enclave

ˈɒŋkleɪv

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Definition of enclave - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

culturedistinct cultural group within a larger community

The neighborhood is an enclave of artists and musicians.

community

subgroup

geographyterritory surrounded by another country

The Vatican is an enclave within Italy..

territory

technology

TECH.

secure isolated section in computing

TECH.

Sensitive data is stored in an enclave for protection.

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territory surrounded by another country

Expressions with enclave

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ethnic enclave

neighborhood with a high concentration of one ethnicity

Chinatown is a well-known ethnic enclave in the city.

Origin of enclave

French, enclave (enclosed)

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Little Russia

culture

ethnic enclave mainly of Russian ancestry

Examples of enclave in a sentence

This area is an enclave of culinary diversity.
Lesotho is an enclave entirely surrounded by South Africa.
The small community was an enclave of peace in the war-torn region.
The software uses an enclave to secure transactions.
Developers implemented an enclave for data encryption.

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French:enclave, zone sécurisée, ...
German:Enklave, ...
Italian:enclave, sezione sicura, ...
Spanish:enclave, entorno seguro, ...
Portuguese:enclave, ...
Chinese:飞地, 隔离区, ...
Japanese:飛び地, 囲まれた領土, ...
Arabic:جَيْب, منطقة محاطة بدولة اخرى, ...
Hebrew:מוּבְלָעַת, מוּבְלַעַת, ...
Russian:анклав, защищенный раздел, ...
Ukrainian:анклав, ізольована секція, ...
Hindi:सांस्कृतिक बस्ती, संवृत क्षेत्र, ...
Bengali:সাংস্কৃতিক গোষ্ঠী, ছিটমহল, ...
Catalan:nucli cultural, ...
Czech:enkláva, bezpečná oblast, ...
Danish:enklave, ...
Dutch:enclave, ...
Greek:θύλακας, περίκλειστη περιοχή, ...
Hungarian:enklávé, elkülönített környezet, ...
Khmer:សហគមន៍វប្បធម៌ដាច់ដោយឡែក, ដែនដីព័ទ្ធជុំវិញដោយប្រទេសមួយផ្សេងទៀត, ...
Korean:거주지, 내륙국, ...
Persian:اجتماع فرهنگی, برون‌بوم, ...
Polish:enklawa, izolowana sekcja, ...
Portuguese (BR):enclave, compartimento seguro, ...
Romanian:enclavă, teritoriu înconjurat, ...
Swedish:enklav, säker zon, ...
Thai:ชุมชนย่อย, ดินแดนแทรกใน, ...
Turkish:enklav, bölme, ...
Vietnamese:cộng đồng biệt lập, lãnh thổ biệt lập, ...

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