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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.

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

insu·lar·ism, insu·lari·ty (-lr-t) n.
insu·lar·ly adv.

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
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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"
provincial - characteristic of the provinces or their people; "deeply provincial and conformist"; "in that well-educated company I felt uncomfortably provincial"; "narrow provincial attitudes"

insular
Translations
insular [ˈɪnsjələʳ] ADJ
1. (Geog) [climate, location] → insular
2. (fig) [person, attitude] → estrecho de miras

insular [ˈɪnsjʊr] adj
(= narrow-minded) [person] → borné(e); [outlook] → borné(e)
(referring to an island)insulaire

insular
adj
(= narrow-minded)engstirnig
(= of an island)Insel-, insular

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

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


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To the insular cynic and the insular moralist they offer an equal opportunity.
The Delian part is exclusively Ionian and insular both in style and sympathy; Delos and no other is Apollo's chosen seat: but the second part is as definitely continental; Delos is ignored and Delphi alone is the important centre of Apollo's worship.
Being rendered by her insular situation and her maritime resources impregnable to the armies of her neighbors, the rulers of Great Britain have never been able, by real or artificial dangers, to cheat the public into an extensive peace establishment.
 
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