INSULAR

insular, parochial

(adjective) narrowly restricted in outlook or scope; “little sympathy with parochial mentality”; “insular attitudes toward foreigners”

insular

(adjective) suggestive of the isolated life of an island; “an exceedingly insular man; so deeply private as to seem inaccessible to the scrutiny of a novelist”- Leonard Michaels

insular

(adjective) relating to or characteristic of or situated on an island; “insular territories”; “Hawaii’s insular culture”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Adjective

insular (comparative more insular, superlative most insular)

Of, pertaining to, being, or resembling an island or islands.

Situated on an island.

Separate or isolated from the surroundings; having little interaction with external parties; provincial.

Having an inward-looking, standoffish, or withdrawn manner.

(anatomy) Relating to the insula in the brain

(biochemistry) Relating to insulin

Noun

insular (plural insulars)

An islander.

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Source: Wiktionary

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In"su*lar, a. Etym: [L. insularis, fr. insula island: cf. F. insulaire. See Isle.]

1. Of or pertaining to an island; of the nature, or possessing the characteristics, of an island; as, an insular climate, fauna, etc.

2. Of or pertaining to the people of an island; narrow; circumscribed; illiberal; contracted; as, insular habits, opinions, or prejudices. The penury of insular conversation. Johnson.

In"su*lar, n.

Definition: An islander. [R.] Berkeley.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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