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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Insularity \In`su*lar"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F. insularit['e].] 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: insularity n : the state of being insulated [syn: {insulation}, {insularism}, {detachment}]
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