enclavement
English
Etymology
Noun
enclavement (plural enclavements)
- An enclave.
- The state of being an enclave, or the act of making an enclave.
- (medicine) Retention due to a constriction; impaction, as of the head in the pelvic strait.
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References
- “enclavement”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
French
Pronunciation
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Noun
enclavement m (plural enclavements)
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Further reading
- “enclavement”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.