enclave

Everyday

1. An enclave is a small piece of land belonging to one country that is completely surrounded by another country. tree →
2. An enclave is also a part of a town where a particular group of people live together, apart from others, such as a neighbourhood where many people share one language. tree →
3. It can mean any small area that is different from everything around it. tree →

In the lessons

In geography lessons it explains strange borders, such as Vatican City and San Marino inside Italy, or Lesotho inside South Africa. In social studies it describes communities. Phrases: «a tiny enclave», «a cultural enclave», «enclave and exclave».

Examples

• Vatican City is an enclave inside the city of Rome. tree →
• Lesotho is a whole country that is an enclave in South Africa. tree →
• San Marino is surrounded by Italy, so it is an enclave. tree →
• The old quarter is a quiet enclave in the busy city. tree →
• There is an Italian enclave in our city with lots of pizza shops. tree →
• The garden was a green enclave among the grey buildings. tree →
• On the map, the enclave looked like an island on land. tree →
• We looked for enclaves on the world map in geography. tree →

Note

Countable: an enclave, enclaves. Starts with a vowel sound, so use «an». An exclave is the same land seen from the country it belongs to; one place can be both. Say it «EN-klave» or «ON-klave».