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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesinsularité
Pronunciation / Transliteration: insularite
"L'insularité de cette communauté favorise le maintien de traditions anciennes."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Ignorance of or lack of interest in cultures, ideas, or peoples outside one's own experience.
"The cultural insularity of the small town made it difficult for newcomers to integrate." - 2
The state of being isolated or detached, especially like an island.
"The geographic insularity of the archipelago dictated its unique ecosystem."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'insula' meaning 'island', via late 16th-century French or directly from modern Latin, originally referring to being situated on an island, and later extended metaphorically to narrow-mindedness or isolation.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Insularity" is said worldwide
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insularité
Transliteration: insularite
"L'insularité de cette communauté favorise le maintien de traditions anciennes."
Insularität
Transliteration: Insularitaet
"Die Insularität der Inselbewohner prägte ihre eigenwillige Kultur."
insularità
Transliteration: insularita
"L'insularità può talvolta limitare lo scambio di nuove idee."
insularidad
Transliteration: insularidad
"La insularidad geográfica define gran parte de la identidad de los lugareños."
insularidade
Transliteration: insularidade
"A insularidade da região contribui para o seu isolamento cultural."
संकुचितता
Transliteration: sankuchitata
"उनकी संकुचितता ने उन्हें बाहरी दुनिया को समझने से रोक दिया।"
海岛性
Transliteration: hǎidǎoxìng
"这种文化上的狭隘与海岛性密不可分。"
섬나라 근성
Transliteration: seomnara geonseong
"그 공동체의 배타성은 고립된 환경에서 온 섬나라 근성에서 비롯되었다."
島国根性
Transliteration: shimaguni konjou
"彼の発言には強い島国根性が感じられた。"
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