as in district
an area with people who are different in some way from the people in the areas around it
The city has a large Chinese enclave. one of the city's wealthy enclaves
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Recent Examples of enclave
That’s similar to what has happened with the dire wolf pups, which have already doubled in size, according to recent reports, and live on a 2,000-acre enclave in North America whose location has not been publicly divulged.
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David Bloom, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
This week, Boyle Heights activists shut down a bridge that links downtown Los Angeles to the small enclave and marched with mariachis to the site of another recent arrest.
—Alicia Victoria Lozano, NBC news, 3 July 2025
Israel's subsequent military assault has killed more than 56,000 Palestinians, most of them civilians, according to the Gaza health ministry, has displaced almost the entire 2.3 million population and plunged the enclave into a humanitarian crisis.
—USA Today, 1 July 2025
Love it or hate it, that’s different to WhatsApp’s own AI upgrades which promise user data is not processed outside their own security enclave and is never visible to anyone else.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 29 June 2025
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David Bloom, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
This week, Boyle Heights activists shut down a bridge that links downtown Los Angeles to the small enclave and marched with mariachis to the site of another recent arrest.
—Alicia Victoria Lozano, NBC news, 3 July 2025
Israel's subsequent military assault has killed more than 56,000 Palestinians, most of them civilians, according to the Gaza health ministry, has displaced almost the entire 2.3 million population and plunged the enclave into a humanitarian crisis.
—USA Today, 1 July 2025
Love it or hate it, that’s different to WhatsApp’s own AI upgrades which promise user data is not processed outside their own security enclave and is never visible to anyone else.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 29 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for enclave
Noun
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Implementing the air district’s network of monitors in Imperial Beach, Nestor and San Ysidro and its advisory system were some of the first significant efforts by a public agency to acknowledge the experiences of local communities.—
Tammy Murga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 July 2025
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Working to ensure the district meets requirements in the district's corrective action plan with the state Department of Public Instruction to submit missing financial data and improve the district's financial reporting practices.—
Alec Johnson,
jsonline.com,
5 July 2025
Noun
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Some neighborhood residents are opposed, saying the loss of woodlands would harm an important environmental area.—
Tom Daykin,
jsonline.com,
9 July 2025
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In lower-income areas, where trapping is less common, coyotes tended to roam more freely, even though these neighborhoods often had more pollution and fewer resources that would typically support wild canines.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
9 July 2025
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“Enclave.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enclave. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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