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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
The Biden administration has demanded that Israel increase humanitarian aid into the enclave.
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Compiled Bydemocrat-Gazette Stafffrom Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 5 Jan. 2025
Jumaa is one of at least five children to have succumbed to the bitter cold and difficult conditions consuming Gaza this winter amid Israel’s deadly offensive in the Palestinian enclave, according to local health officials.
—Chantal Da Silva, NBC News, 3 Jan. 2025
The language of such commerce, more than a dozen people who have worked in these cybercrime and casino enclaves say, is mostly Mandarin.
—Hannah Beech, New York Times, 31 Dec. 2024
The cryptographic secret never leaves the enclave embedded into the physical key.
—Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 30 Dec. 2024
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Compiled Bydemocrat-Gazette Stafffrom Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 5 Jan. 2025
Jumaa is one of at least five children to have succumbed to the bitter cold and difficult conditions consuming Gaza this winter amid Israel’s deadly offensive in the Palestinian enclave, according to local health officials.
—Chantal Da Silva, NBC News, 3 Jan. 2025
The language of such commerce, more than a dozen people who have worked in these cybercrime and casino enclaves say, is mostly Mandarin.
—Hannah Beech, New York Times, 31 Dec. 2024
The cryptographic secret never leaves the enclave embedded into the physical key.
—Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 30 Dec. 2024
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“Enclave.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enclave. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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