insular adj

1 relating to or characteristic of or situated on an island; "insular territories"; "Hawaii's insular culture"

2 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

3 narrowly restricted in outlook or scope; "little sympathy with parocial mentality"; "insular attitudes toward foreigners" [syn: parochial]

English

Adjective

insular

1. of, or pertaining to, an island or islands.
2. resembling or characteristic of an island.
3. situated on an island.
4. separate or isolated from its surroundings.
5. having an inward-looking outlook, or having little contact with external parties; provincial

Translations

Spanish

Adjective

1. insular

Noun

1. islander

Related terms

• ínsula
• isla

Insular may be:

• adjective describing an island, and by extension those who are inward-looking and parochial.
• Insular area of the United States.
• Insular (bus company), bus company in Santa Catarina.
• Insular period, historical term.

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