Xenolith vs Enclave - What's the difference?
xenolith | enclave |
(geology) any piece of rock having a different origin to that of the igneous rock in which it is found
A political, cultural or social entity or part thereof that is completely surrounded by another.
A group that is set off from a larger population by its characteristic or behavior.
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File:Enclave.svg, C is A's enclave and B's exclave.
File:Exclave.svg, C is an exclave of B, but not an enclave of A.
A pene-enclave (resp., pene-exclave) is an area that is an enclave "for practical purposes", but does not meet the strict definition. This is a very technical term.
To enclose within a foreign territory.
As nouns the difference between xenolith and enclave
is that xenolith is any piece of rock having a different origin to that of the igneous rock in which it is found while enclave is a political, cultural or social entity or part thereof that is completely surrounded by another.As a verb enclave is
to enclose within a foreign territory.xenolith
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(wikipedia xenolith)Noun
(en noun)enclave
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(wikipedia enclave)Noun
(en noun)- The republic of San Marino is an enclave of Italy.
- The streets around Union Square form a Protestant enclave within an otherwise Catholic neighbourhood.
- ...it tends to make marriage itself a lifestyle enclave.