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==Origin==

==Origin==

French, from Middle French, from enclaver to enclose, from Vulgar [[Latin]] inclavare to lock up, from Latin in- + clavis key

French, from Middle French, from enclaver to enclose, from Vulgar [[Latin]] inclavare to lock up, from Latin in- + clavis key

*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/19th_century 1868]

*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/19th_century 1868]

The [[word]] ''enclave'' entered the [[English]] jargon of [[diplomacy]] in 1868. It derives from French, which was then the lingua franca of diplomacy, with a sense inherited from Late [[Latin]] inclavatus meaning shut in, locked up (with a key, Latin clavis). The word ''exclave'' is a logical extension created three decades later.

The [[word]] ''enclave'' entered the [[English]] jargon of [[diplomacy]] in 1868. It derives from French, which was then the lingua franca of diplomacy, with a sense inherited from Late [[Latin]] inclavatus meaning shut in, locked up (with a key, Latin clavis). The word ''exclave'' is a logical extension created three decades later.

Although the [[meanings]] of both words are close, an exclave may not necessarily be an enclave or vice versa. For example, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaliningrad Kaliningrad], an exclave of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia Russia], is not an enclave because it is surrounded not by one [[state]], but by two: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lithuania Lithuania] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poland Poland]; it also borders the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baltic_Sea Baltic Sea]. Conversely, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesotho Lesotho] is an enclave in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Africa South Africa], but it is not politically attached to anything else, meaning that it is not an exclave.

Although the [[meanings]] of both words are close, an exclave may not necessarily be an enclave or vice versa. For example, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaliningrad Kaliningrad], an exclave of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia Russia], is not an enclave because it is surrounded not by one [[state]], but by two: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lithuania Lithuania] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poland Poland]; it also borders the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baltic_Sea Baltic Sea]. Conversely, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesotho Lesotho] is an enclave in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Africa South Africa], but it is not politically attached to anything else, meaning that it is not an exclave.

In British administrative history, subnational enclaves were usually called detachments or detached parts. In [[English]] [[ecclesiastic]] [[history]], subnational enclaves were known as ''peculiars'' (see also [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Peculiar Royal Peculiar]).

In British administrative history, subnational enclaves were usually called detachments or detached parts. In [[English]] [[ecclesiastic]] [[history]], subnational enclaves were known as ''peculiars'' (see also [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Peculiar Royal Peculiar]).

A country surrounded by another but having access to the [[sea]] is not considered to be an enclave, regardless of size. For this reason [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portugal Portugal] is not an enclave of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain Spain], and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gambia Gambia] is not an enclave of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senegal Senegal].

A country surrounded by another but having access to the [[sea]] is not considered to be an enclave, regardless of size. For this reason [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portugal Portugal] is not an enclave of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain Spain], and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gambia Gambia] is not an enclave of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senegal Senegal].

==Definition==

==Definition==

1: a distinct territorial, [[cultural]], or [[social]] [[unit]] enclosed within or as if within foreign territory <[[ethnic]] enclaves>

1: a distinct territorial, [[cultural]], or [[social]] [[unit]] enclosed within or as if within foreign territory <[[ethnic]] enclaves>

==Description==

==Description==

In [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_geography political geography], an '''enclave''' is a territory whose geographical [[boundaries]] lie entirely within the boundaries of another territory.

In [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_geography political geography], an '''enclave''' is a territory whose geographical [[boundaries]] lie entirely within the boundaries of another territory.

An '''exclave''', on the other hand, is a territory legally or [[politically]] attached to another territory with which it is not physically contiguous.

An '''exclave''', on the other hand, is a territory legally or [[politically]] attached to another territory with which it is not physically contiguous.