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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. the state of being isolated or detached;
- Example: "the insulation of England was preserved by the English Channel"
[syn: insulation, insularity, insularism, detachment]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Insularity \In`su*lar"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F. insularit['e].] [1913 Webster] 1. The state or quality of being an island or consisting of islands; insulation. [1913 Webster] The insularity of Britain was first shown by Agricola, who sent his fleet round it. --Pinkerton. [1913 Webster] 2. Narrowness or illiberality of opinion; prejudice; exclusiveness; as, the insularity of the Chinese or of the aristocracy. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

insularity n 1: the state of being isolated or detached; "the insulation of England was preserved by the English Channel" [syn: insulation, insularity, insularism, detachment]