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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesisolement culturel
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /izɔlmɑ̃ kyltyʁɛl/
"L'isolement culturel peut empêcher l'assimilation de nouvelles idées artistiques."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A policy or doctrine of maintaining a society's distinct cultural identity by avoiding or restricting contact, influence, and integration with foreign cultures.
"The remote island community practiced a strict form of cultural isolationism to protect their ancient indigenous traditions from modern globalization." - 2
A psychological or social attitude that rejects outside cultural values and emphasizes self-reliance in artistic, intellectual, and social practices.
"The artistic movement emerged as a reaction against foreign dominance, slipping gradually into cultural isolationism."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the combination of 'cultural', originating from Latin 'cultura' (tilling, cultivation), and 'isolationism', formed from the Italian 'isolato' (detached, isolated) via French, with the philosophical suffix '-ism'. The compound emerged in modern socio-political discourse during the 20th century to describe deliberate national or communal strategies aimed at preserving indigenous traditions by walling off external foreign influences.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Cultural isolationism" is said worldwide
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isolement culturel
Transliteration: /izɔlmɑ̃ kyltyʁɛl/
"L'isolement culturel peut empêcher l'assimilation de nouvelles idées artistiques."
kultureller Isolationismus
Transliteration: /kʊltuˈʁɛlɐ ˌizolaˈtɪsmʊs/
"Ein starker kultureller Isolationismus schützt oft traditionelle Bräuche."
isolazionismo culturale
Transliteration: /izolattsjoˈnizmo kultuˈrale/
"L'isolazionismo culturale limita lo scambio di idee tra le nazioni."
aislamiento cultural
Transliteration: /ajslaˈmiento kulˈtuɾal/
"El aislamiento cultural preserva las tradiciones locales frente a la influencia externa."
isolamento cultural
Transliteration: /izolɐˈmẽtu kuwtuˈraw/
"O isolamento cultural pode dificultar o diálogo intercultural."
सांस्कृतिक अलगाववाद
Transliteration: sanskritik algaavvaad
"सांस्कृतिक अलगाववाद विदेशी प्रभावों से समाज की रक्षा करने का प्रयास करता है।"
文化孤立主义
Transliteration: wénhuà gūlì zhǔyì
"文化孤立主义旨在抵制全球化对本土传统的影响。"
문화적 고립주의
Transliteration: munhwajeok goripjuui
"문화적 고립주의는 고유의 전통을 지키기 위한 전략이 될 수 있다."
文化的孤立主義
Transliteration: bunka-teki koritsu-shugi
"その国は外国の文化の流入を防ぐために文化的孤立主義を採用した。"
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