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   en·clave

   /ˈenˌklāv/

   noun

   • 1. a portion of territory within or surrounded by a larger territory whose inhabitants are culturally or ethnically distinct: "they gave troops a week to leave the coastal enclave"
   • ▪ a place or group that is different in character from those surrounding it: "the engineering department is traditionally a male enclave"

   Word Origin mid 19th century: from French, from Old French enclaver ‘enclose, dovetail’, based on Latin clavis ‘key’.

   Scrabble Points: 12

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