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# enclave

noun (an enclave, enclaves)

«enclave» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. An enclave is a small piece of land belonging to one country that is completely surrounded by another country. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/enclave/#m1)
2. An enclave is also a part of a town where a particular group of people live together, apart from others, such as a neighbourhood where many people share one language. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/enclave/#m2)
3. It can mean any small area that is different from everything around it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/enclave/#m3)

### In the lessons

In geography lessons it explains strange borders, such as Vatican City and San Marino inside Italy, or Lesotho inside South Africa. In social studies it describes communities. Phrases: «a tiny enclave», «a cultural enclave», «enclave and exclave».

### Examples

- Vatican City is an enclave inside the city of Rome. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/enclave/#x1)
- Lesotho is a whole country that is an enclave in South Africa. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/enclave/#x2)
- San Marino is surrounded by Italy, so it is an enclave. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/enclave/#x3)
- The old quarter is a quiet enclave in the busy city. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/enclave/#x4)
- There is an Italian enclave in our city with lots of pizza shops. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/enclave/#x5)
- The garden was a green enclave among the grey buildings. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/enclave/#x6)
- On the map, the enclave looked like an island on land. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/enclave/#x7)
- We looked for enclaves on the world map in geography. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/enclave/#x8)

### Note

Countable: an enclave, enclaves. Starts with a vowel sound, so use «an». An exclave is the same land seen from the country it belongs to; one place can be both. Say it «EN-klave» or «ON-klave».

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «enclave» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/enclave/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«enclave» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/enclave.html) on Mova free.