noun
“a distinct territorial, cultural, or social unit enclosed within or as if within foreign territory” Merriam-Webster dictionary
The word was encountered through the article”Here, Poverty And Privilege Are Neighbors; Income Gaps Are a Source Of Resentment and Guilt” by
The sentence it was used in is”They range from Ms. Davis’s neighborhood, where two public housing projects bookend a gentrifying corridor of brownstones and row houses, to an area along the beach in Brooklyn where West End Avenue appears to be a stark line of demarcation (the marking of the limits) between the serene old-immigrant opulence (great wealth or luxuriousness) of Manhattan Beach and the teeming new-immigrant enclave of Brighton Beach.”
The author utilizes this word to describe Brighton Beach as a neighborhood or area that’s separated because of its differences with Manhattan Beach. The sentence talks about how the buildings are different neighborhood to neighborhood but where the borderline is in New York is between old buildings and the newer ones that look newer and more expensive. The word enclave is utilized to say that Brighton Beach has a old, more worn down building side that is in their own “distinct territory” compared to the rich looking side Manhattan Beach possibly with newer buildings.
