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isolationism
noun iso·la·tion·ism \-shə-ˌni-zəm\
: the belief that a country should not be involved with other countries : a policy of not making agreements or working with other countries
Full Definition of ISOLATIONISM
: a policy of national isolation by abstention from alliances and other international political and economic relations
— iso·la·tion·ist \-sh(ə-)nist\ noun or adjective
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First Known Use of ISOLATIONISM
1922
Rhymes with ISOLATIONISM
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