Hypertext Webster Gateway: "insularity"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Insularity \In`su*lar"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F. insularit['e].]
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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
insularity
n : the state of being insulated [syn: {insulation}, {insularism},
{detachment}]
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