WordReference.com English Dictionary
See Also:
encephalopathy
enchaînement
enchant
enchanter
enchase
enchilada
enchiridion
encipher
encircle
encl.
enclave
enclitic
enclose
enclosure
encode
encomiast
encomium
encompass
encopresis
encore
encounter
enchaînement
enchant
enchanter
enchase
enchilada
enchiridion
encipher
encircle
encl.
enclave
enclitic
enclose
enclosure
encode
encomiast
encomium
encompass
encopresis
encore
encounter
Links:
- Abbreviations
- Pron. Symbols
- Forums
- Support WR
- Link to WR
- API
- Suggestions
- Click on word:
Recent searches:
Try out WordReference Random Word! Each page load will return a random word from the dictionary. Or test your knowledge and have each page load with the definition hidden!
enclave: |
in Spanish | in French | in Italian English synonyms| in context | images |
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
enclave /ˈɛnkleɪv/
▶noun
- 1 a portion of territory surrounded by a larger territory whose inhabitants are culturally or ethnically distinct.
- 2 a group or area that is different in character from those surrounding it: a male enclave.
– origin C19: from Fr., from OFr. enclaver ‘enclose, dovetail’, based on L. clavis ‘key’.
'enclave' also found in these Oxford entries:
Forum discussions with the word(s) "enclave" in the title:
No titles with the word(s) "enclave".
Look up "enclave" at Merriam-Webster
Look up "enclave" at dictionary.com
In other languages: Spanish | French | Italian | Portuguese | German | Russian | Polish | Romanian | Czech | Greek | Turkish | Chinese | Japanese | Korean | Arabic
Copyright © 2012 WordReference.com
Please report any problems.