enclave
part of speech
noun (an enclave, enclaves)
meaning for a pupil
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 →
sense 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».
Trees and pragmatics
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