insularity

noun

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as in parochialism

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  1. parochialism
  2. provincialism
  3. conservatism
Noun
  • British parochialism finds echoes on the other side of the Channel, where European leaders, as a group, failed to sell the European way of life to their people.
    Camille Pecastaing, Foreign Affairs, 13 July 2016
  • But his critics on the left, many of them of color, have long pointed out these very blind spots in his work—the parochialism of his politics and his reticence where Muslim, and particularly Palestinian, death and suffering were concerned.
    Parul Sehgal, The New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2024
Definition of parochialism
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  • Such provincialism results in little or no coordination between ministries and undermines the capacity for broad strategic planning and implementation -- both of which are necessary to solve the country’s infrastructure and services deficits.
    Raad Alkadiri, Foreign Affairs, 3 Mar. 2011
  • These developments are good news for the overall stability of the western Balkans, a region still mired in sectarianism and provincialism.
    Jasmin Mujanovic, Foreign Affairs, 6 Sep. 2017
Definition of provincialism
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  • At times, the views seemed to align with nascent forms of populist conservatism.
    Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 9 Dec. 2024
  • Others point to Virginia's political shift to the left, driven by Northern Virginia, while the rest of the South maintains its conservatism.
    Sabrina Moreno, Axios, 22 Nov. 2024
Definition of conservatism
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