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enclave

[en-kleyv, ahn-] / ˈɛn kleɪv, ˈɑn- /


NOUN
reservation
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Though the affluent enclave that’s located less than 14 miles north of L.A. had the education factor Farr was looking for, the mother of three was fearful it wouldn’t be fulfilling enough in other ways.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 7, 2026

Nob Hill had a reputation as a relatively well-to-do enclave, but here, in its outer reaches, the vacancies were becoming hard to ignore.

From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026

I met Volodymyr Zelensky in a conference room inside the heavily-guarded government enclave in a well-to-do corner of central Kyiv.

From BBC • Feb. 22, 2026

Her husband said his lowest moment in Egypt came when rumors spread that those who left the enclave could never return.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 2026

Natural history thus slowly detached itself from the wider world of learning and began to form an enclave on its own.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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