insularism
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insularism (countable and uncountable, plural insularisms)
- Insular (withdrawn) behavior.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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insular behavior
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