enclaving
/ɪnˈkleɪvɪŋ/
noun
- The process or practice of forming or existing as an enclave; the state of being isolated or separated within a larger area.
- Urban enclaving often results from economic and social factors.
- Historians study the enclaving of certain communities in medieval cities.
- The enclaving of ethnic groups can lead to cultural preservation but also to tension.
adjective
- Tending to form or exist as an enclave; creating a separate, isolated area.
- They observed an enclaving pattern in the distribution of immigrant populations.
- The enclaving nature of the new development worried local officials.
- Enclaving policies in the city made some neighborhoods very homogeneous.