enclave [en-kleyv, ahn-] Example Sentences
Main Entry:
dominion [duh-min-yuhn]
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: area of rule; authority
Synonyms: ascendancy, authorization, bailiwick, command, commission, control, country, demesne, district, domain, dominance, domination, empire, enclave, field, government, jurisdiction, management, power, preeminence, prepotence, prepotency, prerogative, privilege, property, province, realm, regency, regiment, regimentation, region, reign, rule, seniority, sovereignty, sphere, state, stomping grounds, supremacy, sway, terrain, territory, turf, walk
Antonyms: outside
Main Entry: reservation
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: habitat for large group
Synonyms: enclave, homeland, preserve, reserve, sanctuary, territory, tract
Main Entry: surround
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: enclose, encircle something
Synonyms: beleaguer, beset, besiege, blockade, border, bound, box in, circle, circumscribe, circumvent, close around, close in, close in on, compass, confine, edge, enclave, encompass, envelop, environ, fence in, fringe, gird, girdle, go around, hem in, inundate, invest, lay siege to, limit, loop, margin, outline, rim, ring, round, shut in, skirt, verge
Antonyms: free, let go, release
Example Sentences
  • Only detached homes are permitted in this enclave and they fall into two categories: older and smaller or bigger and newer.
  • Stylish boutiques and cozy restaurants have been cropping up alongside design firms in this pedestrian-friendly enclave.
  • The graceful, soothing enclave of squat tenements and historic architecture became the neighborhood's main draw for me.
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Main Entry: territory
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: domain, region
Synonyms: area, belt, block, boundary, colony, commonwealth, country, district, dominion, empire, enclave, exclave, expanse, extent, field, land, mandate, nation, neck of the woods, neighborhood, province, quarter, section, sector, sphere, state, stomping grounds, street, terrain, terrene, township, tract, turf*, walk, zone
Concept Thesaurus
Concept: Island.
Category: 2. Fluid matter; specific fluids
Synonyms:
-nouns
island, isle, islet, eyot, ait, holf, reef, atoll, breaker; archipelago; islander.
-adjectives
insular, seagirt; archipelagic.
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