enclave

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The main reason is Nagorno-Karabakh, a mountainous enclave inside Azerbaijan that was home to 100,000 ethnic Armenians until Azerbaijan took it by force in 2023.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

Nigerian military spokesman Sani Uba said al-Minuki had established a "concealed and fortified enclave" at a remote village in the Borno State in the northeast, the epicentre of a 17-year armed insurgency.

From Barron's • May 16, 2026

There were no silos at La Lumiere, the private Catholic high school Roberts attended, an enclave within an enclave, located on a former lakefront estate.

From Slate • May 7, 2026

In the small federal territory of Puducherry, a former French enclave in southeastern India, a coalition government including the BJP retained power.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

But somehow Sierra had stumbled into a quasi-suburban enclave of stand-alone houses, complete with front lawns and porch swings.

From "Shadowshaper" by Daniel José Older