as in district
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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Adding to Gazans’ woes, doctors last week detected the first case of polio in the enclave in 25 years.
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Jennifer Hansler, CNN, 19 Aug. 2024
Harris has adopted a tonal shift from Biden, putting more of an emphasis on mounting civilian casualties in the enclave than the president had.
—Tal Axelrod, ABC News, 18 Aug. 2024
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Jennifer Hansler, CNN, 19 Aug. 2024
Harris has adopted a tonal shift from Biden, putting more of an emphasis on mounting civilian casualties in the enclave than the president had.
—Tal Axelrod, ABC News, 18 Aug. 2024
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“Enclave.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enclave. Accessed 18 Sep. 2024.
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