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enclavement

enclavement

9.9
A place or group that is cut off and surrounded by a different area
  • noun
  • /ˈɛŋkleɪvmənt/
translation icon : enclavamiento
  • The enclavement of the small community within the larger city has created a unique culture that thrives away from outside influences.

Examples

  • Due to its geographic enclavement, the village has maintained traditional practices that are rarely seen in more urban areas.

  • The government's decision to enforce the enclavement of certain neighborhoods has led to increased isolation and limited opportunities for the residents.

  • As I have suggested already, the enclavement of ads' mappurondo was also the "hidden" yet determining factor in my choice of field site and field project.

    Academic text (1993)
  • It is, after all, well established that those who hunt and gather in this part of the world are affected in diverse ways by their long-term enclavement and close ties with food-producing peoples.

    Academic text (1993)
  • So far, I have tried to chart some of the social and historical relations that led to the enclavement of Ada ' Mappurondo, and have tried to suggest some of the motives and consequences such enclavement implies for insiders and outsiders, including myself.

    Academic text (1993)
  • So far, I have tried to chart some of the social and historical relations that led to the enclavement of Ada ' Mappurondo, and have tried to suggest some of the motives and consequences such enclavement implies for insiders and outsiders, including myself.

    Academic text (1993)

Synonyms

isolation
vsenclavement
172 3.7

A state of being alone and cut off from other people physically or emotionally

focuses on being enclosed within a surrounding area or group rather than just loneliness
seclusion
vsenclavement
22 6.5

A state of being private and away from other people

is about enclosure within surroundings, not only personal privacy
segregation
vsenclavement
  • Offensive
18 5.3

The act of separating people or things into different groups, often by law

is the neutral state of being enclosed, not specifically legal or institutional separation
enclosure
vsenclavement
2 4.4

Closing off an area by surrounding it with a fence or barrier

is the resulting state of being enclosed rather than the action
separateness
vsenclavement
2 6.6

A situation where things are kept apart from others, for example work and personal life

emphasizes being set apart inside a larger surrounding area specifically
insularity
vsenclavement
2 9.4

Being separate from other places and having a narrow view of the world

is primarily about physical or spatial enclosure rather than a mindset
apartness
vsenclavement
1 6.7

A state of being separate from other people

is about being enclosed within a surrounding area rather than mere difference
ghettoization
vsenclavement
  • Specialized
1 8.9

Making a group or area separate from others and making it poorer and less powerful

is the general state of enclosure without social discrimination
insularism
vsenclavement
9.9

A way of thinking that keeps a country apart and closed to outside ideas

emphasizes physical enclosure within surroundings rather than narrow worldview

Antonyms

65 3.7

Being part of a group, activity, or process

47 4.0

Putting two or more parts together so they work as one

How Isolated

isolation
172 3.7
enclavement
9.9
enclosure
25 3.5
separation
89 2.6
partition
20 4.3

Surface Forms

enclavement singular
enclavements plural

Morphology

enclavement = enclave (semi-transparent) = enclave + ment

The word is formed in a regular way from 'enclave' + '-ment', but the abstract sense is only partly predictable from the base.

Etymology

Enclavement comes from old parts en- 'in' and clavis 'key', so you can think of a place as being like a room 'locked in' by a key. That's why enclavement means being 'closed off' or 'surrounded' inside another area.