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enclave

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++en·clave /ˈenkleɪv, ˈeŋ-/ noun [countable]  AROUND/ROUNDa small area that is within a larger area where people of a different kind or nationality live 飞地〔较大区域内的一小块不同民族或人群的聚居地〕 the former Portuguese enclave of East Timor 东帝汶的前葡萄牙人聚居地
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enclaveOne of these was a dreadful modern slum in Liverpool - an enclave of vandalised flats surrounded by wastelands.Nagorno-Karabakh is a mainly Armenian enclave within Azerbaijan.It was bizarre, surrealistic, a little enclave of cancer patients in a noisy, crowded bar.All eyes followed the Collector as he strode about the enclave grimacing and muttering to himself.
Origin enclave (1800-1900) French Old French enclaver to enclose
en·clave nounChineseSyllable
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enclave
enclave /ˈenkleɪv, ˈeŋ-/ noun [countable]
 Date: 1800-1900
 Language: French
 Origin: Old French enclaver 'to enclose'
a small area that is within a larger area where people of a different kind or nationality live:
    the former Portuguese enclave of East Timor


en·claveBrE /ˈenkleɪv/ 🔊NAmE /ˈenkleɪv/ 🔊 nounan area of a country or city where the people have a different religion, culture or nationality from those who live in the country or city that surrounds it 飞地(某国或某市境内隶属外国或外市,具有不同宗教、文化或民族的领土)