enclave
A political, cultural or social entity or part thereof that is completely surrounded by another.
Example
“The Republic of San Marino is an enclave of Italy.”
Other meanings
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.
Related words
- counterenclave
- disenclave
- enclavism
- enclavist
- gay enclave
Word history
From Latin "clavis" (key).
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “enclave” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.