'Enclave' definitions:
Definition of 'enclave'
(from WordNet)
noun
An enclosed territory that is culturally distinct from the foreign territory that surrounds it
Definition of 'Enclave'
From: GCIDE
- Enclave \En*clave"\, n. [F., fr. L. in + clavus a nail.] A tract of land or a territory inclosed within another territory of which it is independent. See Exclave. [Recent] [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Enclave'
From: GCIDE
- Enclave \En*clave"\, v. t. [Cf. F. enclaver.] To inclose within an alien territory. [Recent] [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'enclave'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- arena,
- block,
- cincture,
- clos,
- close,
- confine,
- container,
- coop,
- court,
- courtyard,
- croft,
- curtilage,
- delimited field,
- enclosure,
- field,
- fold,
- forty,
- ground,
- kraal,
- list,
- lot,
- pale,
- paling,
- parcel of land,
- park,
- patch,
- pen,
- plat,
- plot,
- plot of ground,
- quad,
- quadrangle,
- real estate,
- section,
- square,
- theater,
- toft,
- tract,
- yard