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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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According to their vision, Arab countries would help fund and oversee the reconstruction of the enclave while keeping residents in place and preserving the possibility of a Palestinian state.
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Natasha Frost, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
Israeli bombardment of Gaza since has killed more than 48,000 people, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza, reduced much of the enclave to rubble, and led to a humanitarian catastrophe for surviving residents.
—Mostafa Salem, CNN, 15 Feb. 2025
Trump has also angered Hamas with a plan for the U.S. to take over Gaza and relocate the enclave's residents to neighboring countries.
—Daniel Estrin, NPR, 15 Feb. 2025
White has conceived of the resort experience as these enclaves of hollow men, people capable of addressing all of their material needs, but nothing deeper.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Feb. 2025
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Natasha Frost, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
Israeli bombardment of Gaza since has killed more than 48,000 people, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza, reduced much of the enclave to rubble, and led to a humanitarian catastrophe for surviving residents.
—Mostafa Salem, CNN, 15 Feb. 2025
Trump has also angered Hamas with a plan for the U.S. to take over Gaza and relocate the enclave's residents to neighboring countries.
—Daniel Estrin, NPR, 15 Feb. 2025
White has conceived of the resort experience as these enclaves of hollow men, people capable of addressing all of their material needs, but nothing deeper.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for enclave
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“Enclave.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enclave. Accessed 6 Mar. 2025.
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