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enclavism

enclavism noun: the policy of dividing a territory into separate enclaves.

Noun

enclavism (uncountable)

  1. The policy of dividing a territory into separate enclaves.

Origin of enclavism

From enclave + -ism.

Questions about enclavism

What does enclavism mean?
Enclavism means the policy of dividing a territory into separate enclaves.
What part of speech is enclavism?
Enclavism is a noun.

Words near enclavism in the dictionary

  1. enclavements
  2. enclaver
  3. enclavers
  4. enclaves
  5. enclaving
  6. enclavism
  7. enclavist
  8. enclavists
  9. enclin'd
  10. encline
  11. enclined

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