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n. - The state of being isolated or detached.

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Usage examples (12)
  • Adjective : insular possessions. ,insular rocks. ,insular attitudes toward foreigners
  • As changes of this kind eventuate-and inevitably they must, I think-the development and expansion of new and existing Canadian industries with attendant job opportunities will...
  • But the opposite to insularism can be electrifying.
  • I am incensed at judicial insularism which has fostered "Haves" and "Have Nots" classes of New Orleans people!
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