Antonyms for enclave
| Grammar : Noun, verb |
| Spell : en-kleyv, ahn- |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈɛn kleɪv, ˈɑn- |
Definition of enclave
Origin :- 1868, from French enclave, from Old French enclaver "enclose, comprise, include" (13c.), from Late Latin inclavare "shut in, lock up," from Latin in- "in" (see in- (2)) + clavis "key" (see slot (n.2)). Enclaved "surrounded by land owned by another" is attested in English from mid-15c., from Middle French enclaver.
- As in island : noun land surrounded by body of water
- As in reservation : noun habitat for large group
- As in territory : noun domain, region
- As in dominion : noun area of rule; authority
- As in surround : verb enclose, encircle something
- Not that Walt was a mugger—as far as I know; but that's the pattern of the enclave.
- Extract from : « The Day of the Boomer Dukes » by Frederik Pohl
- He wondered if anyone had missed him back at the Enclave, yet.
- Extract from : « Starman's Quest » by Robert Silverberg
- I just thought I'd tell you about the doings in the Enclave when we land.
- Extract from : « Starman's Quest » by Robert Silverberg
- The Russians flex their 200-men muscles in an enclave in the Pristina airport.
- Extract from : « After the Rain » by Sam Vaknin
- The small republic of San Marino is the only other enclave in Italian territory.
- Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 15, Slice 1 » by Various
- Monaco lost a bit of her coast line—the Menton district—and became an enclave in France.
- Extract from : « Riviera Towns » by Herbert Adams Gibbons
- Some estates lying to the east of the Jamna and belonging to the United Provinces have recently been added to the enclave.
- Extract from : « The Panjab, North-West Frontier Province, and Kashmir » by Sir James McCrone Douie
- We camped at Nsentaru Ferry, forbidden to cross, as the enclave between the two rivers is unadministered territory.
- Extract from : « A Civil Servant in Burma » by Herbert Thirkel White
- It is the see of a bishop since 1783, and is the centre of a German enclave in Czech Bohemia.
- Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 » by Various
- Within German art Menzel has won an enclave for himself, a rock amid the sea.
- Extract from : « The History of Modern Painting, Volume 3 (of 4) » by Richard Muther
Synonyms for enclave
- archipelago
- area
- ascendancy
- atoll
- authorization
- bailiwick
- bar
- beleaguer
- belt
- beset
- besiege
- block
- blockade
- border
- bound
- boundary
- box in
- cay
- circle
- circumscribe
- circumvent
- close around
- close in
- close in on
- colony
- command
- commission
- commonwealth
- compass
- confine
- control
- country
- demesne
- district
- domain
- dominance
- domination
- dominion
- edge
- empire
- enclave
- encompass
- envelop
- environ
- exclave
- expanse
- extent
- fence in
- field
- fringe
- gird
- girdle
- go around
- government
- haven
- hem in
- homeland
- inundate
- invest
- isle
- islet
- jurisdiction
- key
- land
- lay siege to
- limit
- loop
- management
- mandate
- margin
- nation
- neck of the woods
- neighborhood
- outline
- peninsula
- power
- preeminence
- prepotence
- prepotency
- prerogative
- preserve
- privilege
- property
- province
- quarter
- realm
- reef
- refuge
- regency
- regiment
- regimentation
- region
- reign
- reserve
- retreat
- rim
- ring
- round
- rule
- sanctuary
- section
- sector
- seniority
- shelter
- shut in
- skirt
- sovereignty
- sphere
- state
- stomping grounds
- street
- supremacy
- sway
- terrain
- terrene
- territory
- township
- tract
- turf
- verge
- walk
- zone
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