islandism

Noun

islandism (countable and uncountable, plural islandisms)

1. A form of regionalism in which one's primary loyalty is to the island on which one lives and to its people.
   • West Indian nationalism was challenged by islandism not simply for the ownership of "loyalty" of the people of the federated islands, and for what Max Weber has called the "title to rule";1981, Earl Gooding, The West Indies at the Crossroads, page 92
   • Another ramification of islandism is the strong sense that people must look after people from their own community in government, business and social obligations.2009, Miranda Forsyth, A Bird that Flies with Two Wings, page 3
2. A word, phrase, or custom that is local to one island.
   • It is certainly a dialect word, possibly even that rare item, an Islandism.1982, Atlantic Provinces Linguistic Association. Meeting, Actes de la ... Réunion Annuelle de L'Association de Linguistique Des Provinces Atlantiques, page 77
   • By now the reader will be forewarned that this is not a dictionary of 'Islandisms,' of words or meanings apparently unique to Prince Edward Island.1996, Terry Kenneth Pratt, Dictionary of Prince Edward Island English, page xiii
3. A state of social isolation and the concomitant self-sufficiency; a failure to be aware of or rely on others.
   • The story of Kent is an example of 'islandism' and its consequences. Looked at in practical terms , a re-connection of this part of England into the Continental economy promises all gain and no loss.1994, Jane Alison, Brigitte Lardinois, Soundings
   • Protection service lends itself particularly to a system's concept because one of the major problems in healthcare security is one referred to as "islandism.” Islandism simply means standing alone, attempting to protect oneself without the benefit of knowing what is happening in the other local or...2001, Tony W York, Russell Colling, Hospital and Healthcare Security, page 135