islandism noun3 •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 •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 •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 formsislandisms
