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enclave

noun
/ˈɛnkleɪv/UK/ˈɑnkleɪv/US

Etymology

Borrowed from French enclave, from Middle French enclave (“enclave”), deverbal of enclaver (“to inclose”), from Old French enclaver (“to inclose, lock in”), from Vulgar Latin *inclāvāre (“to lock in”), from in + Latin clavis (“key”) or clavus (“nail, bolt”). Compare inlock.

  1. derived from clavis
  2. derived from enclaver
  3. derived from enclave
  4. borrowed from enclave

Definitions

  1. A political, cultural or social entity or part thereof that is completely surrounded by…

    A political, cultural or social entity or part thereof that is completely surrounded by another.

    • The Republic of San Marino is an enclave of Italy.
    • The streets around Union Square form a Protestant enclave within an otherwise Catholic neighbourhood.

  2. A group that is set off from a larger population by its characteristic or behavior.

  3. An isolated portion of an application's address space, such that data in an enclave can…

    An isolated portion of an application's address space, such that data in an enclave can only be accessed by code in the same enclave.

    • When an enclave spans a system boundary in a sysplex, it is called a multisystem enclave.
  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. To enclose within a foreign territory.

The neighborhood

Derived

counterenclave, disenclave, enclavism, enclavist, gay enclave

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