insularism

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insularism

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From insular + -ism.

noun insularisms

countable, uncountable Insular (withdrawn) behavior. 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.
Similar: narrow-mindedness

Opposite: broad-mindedness

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noun

Opposite: broad-mindedness

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noun insular behavior

Español	insularismo
日本語	島国根性 shimaguni konjō, 偏狭 henkyō

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@misc{insularism_2026,
  title = {insularism},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/insularism},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}