See Also: enclave(medicine)
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enclave(1) (iou)



enclave noun. M19.
[French, from Old & mod. French enclaver enclose, dovetail from popular Latin, from in- EN-1 + clavis key.]
A region belonging to a country but surrounded by another country, as viewed by the latter (cf. EXCLAVE). M19.
A culturally or socially distinct minority group in a society or place. M20.