🇮🇹Italian Source WordCode: IT

Isolamento culturale

Pronunciation / Transliteration: izo.laˈmen.to kulˈta.re

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Cultural Insularity/ˈkʌl.tʃər.əl ˌɪn.sjʊˈlær.ɪ.ti/
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🇮🇹 Example Sentence in Italian:

"L'isolamento culturale può portare a pregiudizi."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The state of being isolated from or uninterested in the cultural experiences and practices of others.

    "The community's cultural insularity led to a lack of understanding of global issues."
  2. 2

    A tendency to focus solely on one's own culture, often resulting in a narrow worldview.

    "Cultural insularity can hinder social progress and innovation."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'cultural insularity' combines 'cultural', derived from the Latin 'cultura', meaning 'cultivation', and 'insularity', from the Latin 'insularis', meaning 'of an island'. The phrase reflects the idea of being isolated in cultural practices and beliefs, often leading to a lack of exposure to other cultures.

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