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insularity (encz) | insularity,izolovanost n: Zdeněk Brož |
insularity (encz) | insularity,osamocenost n: Zdeněk Brož |
Insularity (gcide) | Insularity \In`su*lar"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F. insularit['e].]
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1. The state or quality of being an island or consisting of
islands; insulation.
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The insularity of Britain was first shown by
Agricola, who sent his fleet round it. --Pinkerton.
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2. Narrowness or illiberality of opinion; prejudice;
exclusiveness; as, the insularity of the Chinese or of the
aristocracy.
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insularity (wn) | insularity
n 1: the state of being isolated or detached; "the insulation of
England was preserved by the English Channel" [syn:
insulation, insularity, insularism, detachment] |
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Insularity (gcide) | Insularity \In`su*lar"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F. insularit['e].]
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1. The state or quality of being an island or consisting of
islands; insulation.
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The insularity of Britain was first shown by
Agricola, who sent his fleet round it. --Pinkerton.
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2. Narrowness or illiberality of opinion; prejudice;
exclusiveness; as, the insularity of the Chinese or of the
aristocracy.
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