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The definition of isolated is a person who is alone and who has minimal contact with others, or a place that is remote and far away from other people.

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An example of isolated is an old hermit.
An example of isolated is a cabin deep in the woods.

See isolated in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

set apart; separate; solitary: an isolated lighthouse
not occurring or happening regularly or frequently; rare: an isolated instance of violence

See isolated in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective

Separated from others; solitary or singular: Reporters in the field observed isolated instances of rebellion.

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Origin: From French isolé

Origin: , from Italian isolato

Origin: , from Latin īnsulātus, made into an island

Origin: , from īnsula, island

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