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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source
en·clave /ˈɛnkleɪv, ˈɑn-/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[en-kleyv, ahn-] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation noun, verb, -claved, -clav·ing.[/color]

-noun 1. a country, or esp., an outlying portion of a country, entirely or mostly surrounded by the territory of another country.

2. any small, distinct area or group enclosed or isolated within a larger one: a Chinese-speaking enclave in London.

–verb (used with object) 3. to isolate or enclose (esp. territory) within a foreign or uncongenial environment; make an enclave of: The desert enclaved the little settlement. [/color]

[Origin: 1865–70; < F, MF, n. deriv. of enclaver < VL *inclāvāre to lock in, equiv. to L in- in-2 + clāv(is) key + -āre inf. suffix]
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American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source en·clave (ěn'klāv', ŏn'-) Pronunciation Key n.[/color]

A country or part of a country lying wholly within the boundaries of another.

A distinctly bounded area enclosed within a larger unit: ethnic enclaves in a large city.[/color]

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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source
enclave [/color]

1868, from Fr. enclave, from O.Fr. enclaver "enclose," from L.L. inclavare "shut in, lock up," from L. in- "in" + clavis "key" (see slot (2)).[/color]

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper [/color]
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WordNet - Cite This Source enclave [/color]

(noun )
an enclosed territory that is culturally distinct from the foreign territory that surrounds it.[/color]

WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University. [/color]