an area of a country or city where the people have a different religion, culture or nationality from those who live in the country or city that surrounds it 飞地(某国或某市境内隶属外国或外市,具有不同宗教、文化或民族的领土) The northern part of the city is a Christian enclave. 这座城市的北部是一块基督徒飞地。
Word Originmid 19th cent.: from French, from Old French enclaver ‘enclose, dovetail’, based on Latin clavis ‘key’.