Enclave Definition
ĕnklāv, ŏn-
enclaves
noun
A territory surrounded or nearly surrounded by the territory of another country.
San Marino is an enclave within Italy.
Webster's New World
A minority culture group living as an entity within a larger group.
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Enclave
Noun
Singular:
enclave
Plural:
enclavesOrigin of Enclave
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From French enclave, from Middle French enclave (“enclave”), deverbal of Middle French enclaver (“to inclose”), from Old French enclaver (“to inclose, lock in”), from Vulgar Latin *inclāvāre (“to lock in”), from in + clavis (“key”) or clavus (“nail, bolt”). Compare inlock.
From Wiktionary
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French from Old French enclaver to enclose from Vulgar Latin inclāvāre Latin in- in en–1 Latin clāvis key
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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