enclave.
A political, cultural or social entity or part thereof that is completely surrounded by another.
Meaning & usage
A political, cultural or social entity or part thereof that is completely surrounded by another.
The Republic of San Marino is an enclave of Italy.
The streets around Union Square form a Protestant enclave within an otherwise Catholic neighbourhood.
A group that is set off from a larger population by its characteristic or behavior.
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.
Where this word comes from
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.
To enclose within a foreign territory.
Where this word comes from
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.
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