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

English

Noun

1. The quality or property of being insular.

Insularity reflects a wide range of physical and emotional meanings in accordance with a person or place:

• For a place, it relates to an island or any physically isolated place distant and inaccessible without sufficient means of transport. For example, surrounded by water, mountains, or desert.
• It may also mean a person, group of people, or a community that is only concerned with their limited way of life and not at all interested in new ideas or other cultures.

See also

• Islands
• Islescape

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