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isolationism

US/ˌaɪsəˈleɪʃəˌnɪzəm/

isolationism noun: a national (or group) policy of non-interaction with other nations (or groups).

Noun

isolationism (countable and uncountable, plural isolationisms)

  1. A national (or group) policy of non-interaction with other nations (or groups).
    • Many hope the period of American isolationism and country-first populism under President Trump will give way to an era of renewed U.S. global leadership and embrace of multilateralism to tackle common challenges.2020 November 7, Shibani Mahtani, Miriam Berger, “World now looks at how Biden will reshape U.S. policies after turbulent Trump era”, in The Washington Post

isolationism meaning in Urdu, Arabic, Indonesian and Persian

isolationism in Urdu

تنہائی پسندی

isolationism in Arabic

policy of non-interaction
اِنْعِزَالِيَّة inʕizāliyya

isolationism in Indonesian

policy of non-interaction
isolasionisme

isolationism in Persian

policy of non-interaction
انزواطلبی
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Sindhi
اڪيلائپ جي نيتي ākelāp je nete

Forms of isolationism

pluralisolationisms

Origin of isolationism

From isolation + -ism.

Questions about isolationism

What does isolationism mean?
Isolationism means a national (or group) policy of non-interaction with other nations (or groups).
What is isolationism in Urdu?
Isolationism in Urdu is تنہائی پسندی. See Isolationism meaning in Urdu.
What part of speech is isolationism?
Isolationism is a noun.
How do you pronounce isolationism?
Isolationism is pronounced /ˌaɪsəˈleɪʃəˌnɪzəm/ (US).
What is the plural of isolationism?
The plural of isolationism is isolationisms.

Words near isolationism in the dictionary

  1. isolation tanks
  2. isolation transformer
  3. isolation transformers
  4. isolational
  5. isolationary
  6. isolationism
  7. isolationisms
  8. isolationist
  9. isolationistic
  10. isolationistically
  11. isolationists

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