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Insularism

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Noun

1. detachment, insularism, insularity, insulation

the state of being isolated or detached

Example Sentences:
'the insulation of England was preserved by the English Channel'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Insularism

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adjective
1. 
of, relating to, or resembling an island
2. 
remote, detached, or aloof
3. 
illiberal or narrow-minded
4. 
isolated or separated

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Insularism

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adjective
1. 
of, or having the form of, an island
2. 
living or situated on an island
3. 
like an island; detached; isolated
4. 
of, like, or characteristic of islanders, esp. when regarded as narrow-minded, illiberal, or provincial
5.  Medicine
a. 
characterized by isolated spots
b. 
of the islets of Langerhans or other islands of tissue

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Insularism

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adj.
1.
a. Of, relating to, or constituting an island.
b. Living or located on an island.
2.
a. Suggestive of the isolated life of an island: "He is an exceedingly insular man, so deeply private as to seem inaccessible to the scrutiny of a novelist" (Leonard Michaels).
b. Circumscribed and detached in outlook and experience; narrow or provincial.
3. Anatomy Of or relating to isolated tissue or an island of tissue.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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