enclaved

Adjective

enclaved (comparative more enclaved, superlative most enclaved)

1. Forming an enclave; isolated within a surrounding area that has a different culture and/or political identity.
   • Some particularly severe cases of enclaved groups existed in the Soviet Union from the time of the Second World War.1996, Edward H. Lawson, Mary Lou Bertucci, Encyclopedia of Human Rights, page 1055
   • Coincidentally, this region is the most resistant to change and is very enclaved lacking even access roads.2011, Vitalis Pemunta Ngambouk, Health and Cultural Values, page 102
2. Consisting of tightly-knit groups that are closed off from outsiders.
   • In contrast, work by Barnes, Sullivan and Matka (2003) on Health Action Zones suggests that, where professional commitment is to be secured and where risk taking is to be encouraged, more enclaved forms , with their internally more egalitarian relations and sharper boundaries with outsiders, are...2006, E. Peck, Beyond Delivery, page 146
   • The enclaved relationship between constituencies provides more room for independence between offices than did the congruent relationship.2013, James March, Handbook of Organizations