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The throngs that had flocked to the river Lagan on Sunday were far greater than the numbers involved in real life street fighting at the edge of the Catholic enclave of Short Strand last Monday and Tuesday.
One way out of the impasse, according to one European diplomat who has been closely monitoring the issue, would be if both sides could be persuaded to engage in "technical talks" after the ruling – as opposed to "negotiations" – to discuss a "special status" for Mitrovica North and its surrounding Serb enclave.
The violence spread to east Belfast after loyalists returning from a protest at city hall attacked the Catholic enclave of Short Strand, hijacking a bus on the Albertbridge Road and confronting police.
The Spinnerei, a former cotton mill that now houses an enclave of artist's studios, celebrates a 10-year anniversary with open days in January, May and September.
The post-Soviet era started disastrously with defeat in a war against neighbouring Armenia over the Nagorno-Karabakh enclave.
Tensions remained high in the city on Monday night with reports that some of the loyalist demonstrators returning to east Belfast attacked St Matthews Chapel as well as homes in the Catholic enclave of Short Strand.
This surviving enclave of rainforest, dense with lianas and giant bromeliads, was described to me as a "centre of energy" rivalled only by Peru's Machu Picchu.
The prime minister accused the taoiseach of wanting a republican enclave in Northern Ireland.
Paweł Wroński (Gazeta Wyborcza) When Laarbi Mateeis, 51, leader of the proselytising Muslim sect Tablighi Jamaat in Ceuta, the Spanish enclave in north Africa, uses the language of "fighting jihad", he has to tread carefully.
Who exactly will make up the committee is yet to be announced, but it is vital, as the Guardian points out, that male MPs are included too: The new institution risks being devalued if it is too easily dismissed as an all-women enclave complaining about a man's world from the sidelines.
Local officials and humanitarian workers began to inspect the latest damage the war had caused in the overcrowded enclave , with assessments indicating earlier estimates may have been optimistic.
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The word "enclave" functions primarily as a noun , referring to a distinct territorial, cultural, or social unit that is surrounded by a different area or group. Examples from Ludwig illustrate its use in geographical contexts, such as describing the Vatican, and in social contexts, such as describing a community of artists.
Expression frequency: Very common
