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i⋅so⋅la⋅tion⋅ist

[ahy-suh-ley-shuh-nist, is-uh-]
–noun
1. a person who favors or works for isolationism.
–adjective
2. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of isolationists or isolationism: to be accused of isolationist sympathies.

Origin:
1860–65, Americanism; isolation + -ist
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i·so·la·tion·ism   (ī'sə-lā'shə-nĭz'əm)   
n.  A national policy of abstaining from political or economic relations with other countries.
i'so·la'tion·ist n.
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