separateness

The National Party formalized racial segregation policies in a system known as apartheid, an Afrikaans word that means “apartness” or “separateness.”

Amidst current events, what's really solidified my identity as a Jew is a sense of otherness and separateness from the rest of the community — a feeling that I’ve experienced for most of my life.

For all its geographic separateness, the federation coheres at moments like this.

The feeling of separateness fades away and, suddenly, you’re no longer an island.

It was, after all, their home, with a long and colorful history and a strong sense of separateness from the Wise County seat across the mountains.