insularism

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Etymology

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From insular +‎ -ism.

Noun

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insularism (countable and uncountable, plural insularisms)

  1. Insular (withdrawn) behavior.
    • 1880, John Nichol, Byron[1]:
      So many voices of so various countries cannot be simply set aside: unless we wrap ourselves in an insolent insularism, we are bound at least to ask what is the meaning of their concurrent testimony.

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