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enclavement

enclavement noun: an enclave.

Noun

enclavement (plural enclavements)

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

Forms of enclavement

pluralenclavements

Origin of enclavement

French

Questions about enclavement

What does enclavement mean?
Enclavement means an enclave.
What part of speech is enclavement?
Enclavement is a noun.
What is the plural of enclavement?
The plural of enclavement is enclavements.

Words near enclavement in the dictionary

  1. enclavating
  2. enclavation
  3. enclavations
  4. enclave
  5. enclaved
  6. enclavement
  7. enclavements
  8. enclaver
  9. enclavers
  10. enclaves
  11. enclaving

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