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enclave

[en-kleyv, ahn-] / ˈɛn kleɪv, ˈɑn- /


NOUN
reservation
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In 2020, the actress and CEO of the lifestyle brand Goop started to plan an all-day brasserie in Brentwood, Calif., the wealthy Los Angeles enclave.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

Though the affluent enclave that’s located less than 14 miles north of L.A. had the education factor Farr was looking for, the mother of three was fearful it wouldn’t be fulfilling enough in other ways.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 7, 2026

Nob Hill had a reputation as a relatively well-to-do enclave, but here, in its outer reaches, the vacancies were becoming hard to ignore.

From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026

I met Volodymyr Zelensky in a conference room inside the heavily-guarded government enclave in a well-to-do corner of central Kyiv.

From BBC • Feb. 22, 2026

In effect, Mount Vernon became an enclave within enemy territory, surrounded by neighbors committed to a Virginia-writ-large version of the American republic.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis




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