[ˈɒŋkleɪv], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a portion of territory surrounded by a larger territory whose inhabitants are culturally or ethnically distinct
(e.g: they gave troops a week to leave the coastal enclave)


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Origin:
mid 19th century: from French, from Old French enclaver ‘enclose, dovetail’, based on Latin clavis ‘key’