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Noun: insularity  ,in-s(y)u'ler-u-tee [N. Amer], ,in-s(y)u'la-ru-tee [Brit]
  1. The state of being isolated or detached
    "the insularity of England was preserved by the English Channel";
    - insulation, insularism, detachment

Derived forms: insularities

Type of: isolation

Encyclopedia: Insularity