Associations to the word «Enclave»

Wiktionary

ENCLAVE, noun. A political, cultural or social entity or part thereof that is completely surrounded by another.
ENCLAVE, noun. A group that is set off from a larger population by its characteristic or behavior.
ENCLAVE, verb. (transitive) To enclose within a foreign territory.

Dictionary definition

ENCLAVE, noun. An enclosed territory that is culturally distinct from the foreign territory that surrounds it.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats