enclave
noun [C] /ˈeŋ.kleɪv/
/ˈɑːŋ-/ Definition
› a part of a country that is surrounded by another country, or a group of people who are different from the people living in the surrounding area: Campione d'Italia is an Italian enclave in Switzerland.Parts of countriesGroups of people
(Definition of enclave noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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