Insularity : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Insularity	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for Insularity
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
insularity n the state of being isolated or detached; "the insulation of England was preserved by the English Channel" Synonym(s): insulation, insularity, insularism, detachment
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Insularity \In`sular"ity\, n. [Cf. F. insularit[82].] 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.