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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. an enclosed territory that is culturally distinct from the foreign territory that surrounds it; 



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Enclave \En*clave"\, v. t. [Cf. F. enclaver.]
   To inclose within an alien territory. [Recent]
   [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

enclave
    n 1: an enclosed territory that is culturally distinct from the
         foreign territory that surrounds it