insular

in·su·lar  (ns-lr, nsy-)

adj.

1.

a. Of, relating to, or constituting an island.

b. Living or located on an island.

2.

a. Suggestive of the isolated life of an island: "He is an exceedingly insular man, so deeply private as to seem inaccessible to the scrutiny of a novelist" (Leonard Michaels).

b. Circumscribed and detached in outlook and experience; narrow or provincial.

3. Anatomy Of or relating to isolated tissue or an island of tissue.

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[French insulaire, from Late Latin nsulris, from Latin nsula, island.]

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insu·lar·ism, insu·lari·ty (-lr-t) n.

insu·lar·ly adv.

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insular [ˈɪnsjʊlə]

adj

1. of, relating to, or resembling an island

2. remote, detached, or aloof

3. illiberal or narrow-minded

4. isolated or separated

[from Late Latin insulāris, from Latin insula island, isle]

insularism , insularity [ˌɪnsjʊˈlærɪtɪ] n

insularly  adv

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	insular - relating to or characteristic of or situated on an island; "insular territories"; "Hawaii's insular culture"
	2.	insular - 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 private - confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy; "a private place"; "private discussions"; "private lessons"; "a private club"; "a private secretary"; "private property"; "the former President is now a private citizen"; "public figures struggle to maintain a private life"
	3.	insular - narrowly restricted in outlook or scope; "little sympathy with parochial mentality"; "insular attitudes toward foreigners" parochial provincial - characteristic of the provinces or their people; "deeply provincial and conformist"; "in that well-educated company I felt uncomfortably provincial"; "narrow provincial attitudes"

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insular

adjective narrow-minded, prejudiced, provincial, closed, limited, narrow, petty, parochial, blinkered, circumscribed, inward-looking, illiberal, parish-pump The old image of the insular Brit is slowly starting to change.
worldly, experienced, liberal, cosmopolitan, tolerant, open-minded, broad-minded

Translations

insular [ˈɪnsjələʳ] ADJ

1. (Geog) [climate, location] → insular

2. (fig) [person, attitude] → estrecho de miras

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insular [ˈɪnsjʊlə^r] adj

(= narrow-minded) [person] → borné(e); [outlook] → borné(e)

(referring to an island) → insulaire

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insular

adj

(= narrow-minded) → engstirnig

(= of an island) → Insel-, insular

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insular [ˈɪnsjʊləʳ] adj (climate) → insulare (fig) (person) → di mentalità ristretta
insular attitude → chiusura mentale, ristrettezza di idee

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insular

adj insular [ˈinsjulə]

of, or belonging to, an island or islands There are some plants that grow only in an insular climate. geïsoleerde جَزيري، خاص بجَزيرَه островен ostrovní ø- Insel-... νησιώτικος insular saare- جزیره ای saari- insulaire שֶׁל אִי अलग-थलग otočni szigeti pulau eyja- insulare 島の 섬의, 섬을 형성하는 salos salas-; salu- kepulauan eiland- øy- wyspiarski insular insular островной ostrovný otoški ostrvski insulär, ö- ซึ่งมีมุมมองแคบ adaya ait, adasal 海島的 острівний; властивий острову جزیرے کی طرح الگ تھلگ ở đảo 海岛的