enclave

== English == === 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. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈɛnkleɪv/, /ˈɛŋkleɪv/, /ˈɒ̃kleɪv/, /ˈɒnkleɪv/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈɑnkleɪv/, /ˈɛnkleɪv/, /ˈɑŋkleɪv/ Rhymes: -ɛnkleɪv, -ɛŋkleɪv, -ɒnkleɪv === Noun === enclave (plural enclaves) A political, cultural or social entity or part thereof that is completely surrounded by another. Coordinate terms: exclave, pene-enclave, pene-exclave A group that is set off from a larger population by its characteristic or behavior. (computing) 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. ==== Usage notes ==== Enclaves are generally also exclaves, though exceptions exist (as detailed at list of enclaves and exclaves), and in common speech only the term enclave is used. An enclave is an area surrounded by another area, while an exclave is an area cut off from the main area. An area can be cut off without being surrounded (such as Kaliningrad Oblast, cut off from the rest of Russia by Lithuania, Poland, and the Baltic Sea) hence exclaved without being enclaved, or surrounded without being cut off (such as the Kingdom of Lesotho, enclaved in South Africa, but not exclaved). A pene-enclave (resp., pene-exclave) is an area that is an enclave "for practical purposes", but does not meet the strict definition. This is a very technical term. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === enclave (third-person singular simple present enclaves, present participle enclaving, simple past and past participle enclaved) (transitive) To enclose within a foreign territory. === References === (group set off from a larger population by a characteristic): Habits of the Heart: Individualism and Commitment in American Life - Page 74 by Robert Neelly Bellah, William M. Sullivan, Ann Swidler, Steven M. Tipton, Richard Madsen - 1996 === Anagrams === Valence, valence == Dutch == === Etymology === Borrowed from French enclave, from Middle French enclave. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌɑŋˈklaː.və/, /ˌɛŋˈklaː.və/ Hyphenation: en‧cla‧ve Rhymes: -aːvə === Noun === enclave f (plural enclaves, diminutive enclaafje n or enclavetje n) enclave ==== Derived terms ==== enclavedorp moslimenclave == French == === Etymology === From enclaver. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɑ̃.klav/ === Noun === enclave f (plural enclaves) enclave (field hockey or ice hockey) the slot === Further reading === “enclave”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 === Anagrams === valence, Valence == Italian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /enˈkla.ve/, (traditional) /anˈklav/ Rhymes: -ave, (traditional) -av Hyphenation: en‧clà‧ve === Noun === enclave f (plural enclavi) (Often invariant) enclave === References === == Portuguese == === Alternative forms === encrave === Etymology === Borrowed from French enclave. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -avi, -avɨ Hyphenation: en‧cla‧ve === Noun === enclave m (plural enclaves) (geography) enclave (region completely surrounded by another) Coordinate term: exclave (geology) an intrusive rock === Further reading === “enclave”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “enclave”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /enˈklabe/ [ẽŋˈkla.β̞e] Rhymes: -abe Syllabification: en‧cla‧ve === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from French enclave. ==== Noun ==== enclave m (plural enclaves) (politics) enclave === Etymology 2 === ==== Verb ==== enclave inflection of enclavar: first/third-person singular present subjunctive third-person singular imperative === Further reading === “enclave”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025