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i·so·la·tion·ism

(ī′sə-lā′shə-nĭz′əm)

A national policy of abstaining from political or economic relations with other countries.

i′so·la′tion·ist n. & adj.

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Noun	1.	isolationist - an advocate of isolationism in international affairs advocate, advocator, exponent, proponent - a person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea
Adj.	1.	isolationist - of or relating to isolationism isolationistic

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isolationniste

izolacionista

isolazionista

isolationist

[aɪsəʊˈleɪʃənɪst]

A. ADJ → aislacionista

B. N → aislacionista mf

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isolationist

[ˌaɪsəˈleɪʃ^ənɪst]

n → isolationniste mf

adj → isolationniste

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isolationist

adj → isolationistisch

n → Isolationist(in) m(f)

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

isolationist

[ˌaɪsəˈleɪʃ/ənɪst] adj & n → isolazionista (m/f)

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