English Explanatory Dictionary

islandism

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A form of regionalism in which one's primary loyalty is to the island on which one lives and to its people.
  2. A word, phrase, or custom that is local to one island.
  3. A state of social isolation and the concomitant self-sufficiency; a failure to be aware of or rely on others.

Word forms

islandism islandisms

Etymology

From island + -ism.

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