- (of buildings and places) far away from any others synonym remote
- isolated rural areas
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- without much contact with other people or other countries
- I felt very isolated in my new job.
- Elderly people easily become socially isolated.
- The decision left the country isolated from its allies.
Extra Examples- Without help, many elderly people would be left isolated.
- a child who is isolated from other children
- It can be a lonely, isolated life on a farm.
- The President is looking increasingly isolated from the whole agenda.
- Unless a compromise could be reached the country would be diplomatically isolated on this issue.
- a culturally isolated community
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- single; happening once
- The police said the attack was an isolated incident.
Word Originmid 18th cent.: from French isolé, from Italian isolato, from late Latin insulatus ‘made into an island’, from Latin insula ‘island’.
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