INSULARITY
insulation, insularity, insularism, detachment
(noun) the state of being isolated or detached; “the insulation of England was preserved by the English Channel”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
insularity (countable and uncountable, plural insularities)
The quality or property of being insular.
Source: Wiktionary
In`su*lar"i*ty, n. Etym: [Cf. F. insularité.]
1. The state or quality of being an island or consisting of islands; insulation. The insularity of Britain was first shown by Agricola, who sent his fleet round it. Pinkerton.
2. Narrowness or illiberality of opinion; prejudice; exclusiveness; as, the insularity of the Chinese or of the aristocracy.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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