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
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Having an inward-looking, standoffish, or withdrawn manner.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
insular (plural insulars)
An islander.
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Source: Wiktionary
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
3 April 2025
(noun) an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity; “how big is that part compared to the whole?”; “the team is a unit”
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