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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 insularity
 島國,孤立,島國性質

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 In·su·lar·i·ty n.
 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) 2.0

 insularity
      n : the state of being isolated or detached; "the insulation of
          England was preserved by the English Channel" [syn: insulation,
           insularism, detachment]