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enclave

noun

Definition of enclave

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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Recent Examples of enclave One Kane is catering to the ultra-wealthy residents of Indian Creek Village, Bal Harbour and other nearby enclaves. — Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 2 July 2026 Touria Lamtahaf worked as a chef four years ago at a restaurant in Astoria, Queens, in the heart of an enclave on Steinway Street known as Little Morocco. — Jesus Jiménez, New York Times, 30 June 2026 Ismail al-Thwabta, the head of the Hamas’ Government Media Office (GMO), said the militant group is ready to turn over governance to the Palestinian technocratic committee that’s meant to lead the enclave under the agreement. — Oren Liebermann, CNN Money, 6 July 2026 Now, with partners Daniel Shamoon and James Packer, De Niro will open The Beach Club, Barbuda, an exclusive enclave of 55 villas spanning 400 acres and two miles of pristine shoreline on the same southwest coast of the island as Nobu Barbuda. — Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 2 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for enclave

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Despite sweltering, beating heat in the city on Friday, Philly's historic district was crowded, with sweating visittors flocking to the Liberty Bell, Independence Hall and The President's House.

— Kaitlyn McCormick, USA Today, 3 July 2026
Both public school districts continue to outperform the state of Florida average testing marks for most academic subject and skill tests.

— Austin Horn July 3, Miami Herald, 3 July 2026

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An 18-year-old was killed in a late-night shooting along Wilner Drive in Pittsburgh's East Hills neighborhood.

— Mike Darnay, CBS News, 1 July 2026
The case began with 44-year-old Eugene Horsch — the man behind the wheel of the black BMW — whose home in the city’s Olney neighborhood has been a focus of the investigation so far.

— Danny Freeman, CNN Money, 1 July 2026

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