a portion of territory within or surrounded by a larger territory whose inhabitants are culturally or ethnically distinct
飞地(指位于另一较大领土境内的小块领土,居住着隶属不同文化和种族的居民)。
〈喻〉 与周围人群(或地方)有着不同特征的人群(或地方)
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the engineering department is traditionally a male enclave .工程部传统上是男人的天下。
"mid 19th cent.: from French, from Old French