Enclave vs. Entity

Enclavenoun

A political, cultural or social entity or part thereof that is completely surrounded by another.

Enclavenoun

A group that is set off from a larger population by its characteristic or behavior.

Enclaveverb

(transitive) To enclose within a foreign territory.

Enclavenoun

A tract of land or a territory inclosed within another territory of which it is independent. See Exclave.

Enclaveverb

To inclose within an alien territory.

Enclavenoun

an enclosed territory that is culturally distinct from the foreign territory that surrounds it

Enclavenoun

a portion of territory surrounded by a larger territory whose inhabitants are culturally or ethnically distinct

Enclavenoun

a place or group that is different in character from those surrounding it

Entitynoun

That which has a distinct existence as an individual unit. Often used for organisations which have no physical form.

Entitynoun

The existence of something considered apart from its properties.

Entitynoun

(databases) Anything about which information or data can be stored in a database; in particular, an organised array or set of individual elements or parts.

Entitynoun

The state or quality of being or existence.

Entitynoun

A real being, whether in thought (as an ideal conception) or in fact; being; essence; existence.

Entitynoun

that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)

Entitynoun

a thing with distinct and independent existence

Entitynoun

existence; being