enclavement

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noun

An enclave.

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Meanings

nounenclavement (plural enclavements)

plural enclavements

  1. An enclave.
  2. The state of being an enclave, or the act of making an enclave.
  3. medicineRetention due to a constriction; impaction, as of the head in the pelvic strait.

Origin

French

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APA

enclavement. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/enclavement

MLA

“enclavement.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/enclavement. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “enclavement,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/enclavement.

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