LookItUpenclave
Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples
Pronunciation: US /ˈɑːŋkleɪv/ · UK /ˈeŋkleɪv/
enclave means: An area surrounded by territory belonging to a different country, culture, or community.
noun
An area surrounded by territory belonging to a different country, culture, or community.
- The village is a tiny enclave.
- The map shows an enclave surrounded by foreign territory.
- An Italian enclave grew around the old city market.
A group of people whose shared way of life makes them different from the larger population.
- The artists formed a small enclave.
- The club became an enclave of wealthy families.
- This religious enclave keeps its own traditions.
A separate area of computer memory whose information can be read only by programs running inside it.
- The keys stay inside the enclave.
- Outside code cannot read data in this enclave.
- The application creates two enclaves for sensitive operations.
verb
To surround an area with land belonging to another country.
- The new borders enclave the village.
- The treaty enclaved a small region within foreign territory.
- That boundary would enclave the entire district.
Questions about enclave
What does enclave mean?
An area surrounded by territory belonging to a different country, culture, or community.
What is enclave in other languages?
Türkçe: anklav · Español: enclave · Français: enclave · Deutsch: Enklave · Italiano: enclave · 日本語: 飛び地
How do you pronounce enclave?
In American English /ˈɑːŋkleɪv/; in British English /ˈeŋkleɪv/.
How do you use enclave in a sentence?
The village is a tiny enclave. The map shows an enclave surrounded by foreign territory.
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