something that encloses, as a fence or wall.

something that is enclosed, as a paper sent in a letter.

the separation and appropriation of land by means of a fence.

a tract of land surrounded by a fence.

an act or instance of enclosing.

the state of being enclosed.

Roman Catholic Church . the part of a monastery or convent canonically separated or restricted as the living quarters of the religious, from which a person may leave only with special permission or gain entrance to by special dispensation.

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open

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asylum , aviary , bowl , building , cage , camp , cell , close , coliseum , coop , corral , court , courtyard , den , dungeon , garden , ghetto , hutch , jail , pale , park , patch , pen , place , plot , pound , precinct , prison , quad , quadrangle , region , room , stadium , stockade , sty , vault , walk , yard , zone , check , circular , copy , document , form , information , money , printed matter , questionnaire , atrium , barrier , bawn , cincture , cloister , cofferdam , cote , crawl , fence , fold , kennel , paddock , runway , stall , trap , weir