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title: enclave — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «enclave» in the school dictionary: An enclave is a small piece of land belonging to one country that is completely surrounded by another country. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

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# enclave

<!-- .vintro -->
**Who acts:** enclave, small piece, country, particular group, many people, It · **What happens:** be, belong, surround, live together, share, mean · **To what, where:** small piece, one country, part, one language, small area, everything

<!-- .vabout -->
«enclave» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 8 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [enclave in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/enclave.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
An enclave is a small piece of land belonging to one country that is completely surrounded by another country.

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:enclave:m1:1
# text = An enclave is a small piece of land belonging to one country that is completely surrounded by another country.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	enclave	enclave	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	piece	piece	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	land	land	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
9	belonging	belong	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	acl	_	_
10	to	to	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	12	nummod	_	_
12	country	country	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
13	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	16	nsubj:pass	_	_
14	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	16	aux:pass	_	_
15	completely	completely	ADV	RB	_	16	advmod	_	_
16	surrounded	surround	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	12	acl:relcl	_	_
17	by	by	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	another	another	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	19	det	_	_
19	country	country	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obl:agent	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a enclave | a small piece |  |  |  | of land | tree rules |
| 2 | **belong** | gerund | a small piece *not said here* |  |  |  |  | to one country | vn attend-107.4-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **surround** | present · passive | another country | one country |  |  |  | completely *property* | vn contiguous\_location-47.8 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme subject=Co-Theme |

<!-- .note -->
One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
An enclave is also a part of a town where a particular group of people live together, apart from others, such as a neighbourhood where many people share one language.

<!-- fold The tree, 30 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:enclave:m2:1
# text = An enclave is also a part of a town where a particular group of people live together, apart from others, such as a neighbourhood where many people share one language.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	enclave	enclave	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	also	also	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	part	part	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	town	town	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
10	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	16	advmod	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	particular	particular	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	group	group	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nsubj	_	_
14	of	of	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	nmod	_	_
16	live	live	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	acl:relcl	_	_
17	together	together	ADV	RB	_	16	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
19	apart	apart	ADV	RB	_	21	advmod	_	_
20	from	from	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
21	others	other	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	26	punct	_	_
23	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP	26	case	_	_
24	as	as	ADP	IN	_	23	fixed	_	_
25	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	26	det	_	_
26	neighbourhood	neighbourhood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	_
27	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	30	advmod	_	_
28	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	29	amod	_	_
29	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	30	nsubj	_	_
30	share	share	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	26	acl:relcl	_	_
31	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	32	nummod	_	_
32	language	language	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	30	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
33	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a enclave | a part and others and a neighbourhood |  |  |  | of a town | tree rules |
| 2 | **live together** | present | a particular group of people |  |  |  |  | together *property* | vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **share** | present | many people | one language |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It can mean any small area that is different from everything around it.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:enclave:m3:1
# text = It can mean any small area that is different from everything around it.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	mean	mean	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	6	det	_	_
5	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	area	area	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	9	nsubj	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
9	different	different	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	acl:relcl	_	_
10	from	from	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	everything	everything	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	9	obl	_	_
12	around	around	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | can | It | any small area |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent area=Topic |
| 2 | **is** | present | any small area |  |  | everything |  | different *property* | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Vatican City is an enclave inside the city of Rome.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:enclave:x1:1
# text = Vatican City is an enclave inside the city of Rome.
1	Vatican	Vatican	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	City	City	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	enclave	enclave	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	inside	inside	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	city	city	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	Rome	Rome	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Vatican City | a enclave |  | the city of Rome |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Lesotho is a whole country that is an enclave in South Africa.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:enclave:x2:1
# text = Lesotho is a whole country that is an enclave in South Africa.
1	Lesotho	lesotho	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	country	country	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	9	nsubj	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
8	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	enclave	enclave	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	South	South	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	_
12	Africa	Africa	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Lesotho | a whole country and a enclave |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is a** | present | that | a enclave |  | South Africa |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
San Marino is surrounded by Italy, so it is an enclave.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:enclave:x3:1
# text = San Marino is surrounded by Italy, so it is an enclave.
1	San	San	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	Marino	Marino	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	flat	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	surrounded	surround	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	by	by	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	Italy	Italy	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
8	so	so	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
9	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
10	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	_
11	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	enclave	enclave	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **surround** | present · passive | Italy | San |  |  |  |  | vn contiguous\_location-47.8 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme subject=Co-Theme |
| 2 | **is a** | present | it | a enclave |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The old quarter is a quiet enclave in the busy city.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:enclave:x4:1
# text = The old quarter is a quiet enclave in the busy city.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	quarter	quarter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	quiet	quiet	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	enclave	enclave	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	busy	busy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	city	city	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the old quarter | a quiet enclave |  | the busy city |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
There is an Italian enclave in our city with lots of pizza shops.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:enclave:x5:1
# text = There is an Italian enclave in our city with lots of pizza shops.
1	There	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	2	expl	_	_
2	is	be	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	Italian	Italian	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	enclave	enclave	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	city	city	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
9	with	with	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	lots	lot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nmod	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	pizza	pizza	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	compound	_	_
13	shops	shop	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **be** | present | a Italian enclave in our city with lots of pizza shops |  |  | there |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The garden was a green enclave among the grey buildings.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:enclave:x6:1
# text = The garden was a green enclave among the grey buildings.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	garden	garden	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	green	green	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	enclave	enclave	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	among	among	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	grey	grey	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	buildings	building	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | the garden | a green enclave |  |  |  | among the grey buildings | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
On the map, the enclave looked like an island on land.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:enclave:x7:1
# text = On the map, the enclave looked like an island on land.
1	On	on	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	map	map	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	enclave	enclave	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	looked	look	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
8	like	like	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	island	island	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
11	on	on	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	land	land	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **look** | participle | the enclave |  |  |  |  | like a island on land; on the map | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent on map=Theme |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We looked for enclaves on the world map in geography.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:enclave:x8:1
# text = We looked for enclaves on the world map in geography.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	looked	look	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	for	for	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	enclaves	enclave	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	world	world	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	map	map	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	geography	geography	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **look** | past | We |  |  | the world map in geography |  | for enclaves | vn rummage-35.5 «NP V PP.location PP.theme»: agent=Agent for enclave=Theme on map=Location |

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