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   in·su·lar

   /ˈins(y)ələr/

   adjective

   • 1. ignorant of or uninterested in cultures, ideas, or peoples outside one's own experience: "a stubbornly insular farming people" Similar narrow-mindedlimitedblinkeredrestrictedinward-lookingconventionalparochialprovincialsmall-townlocalistsmall-mindedpetty-mindedpettyclose-mindedshort-sightedmyopichidebounddyed-in-the-wooldiehardsetset in one's waysinflexibledogmaticrigidentrenchedilliberalintolerantprejudicedbigotedbiasedpartisansectarianxenophobicdiscriminatoryparish-pumpblimpishbornéinformal:jerkwaterrare:claustralOpposite broad-mindedtolerant
   • ▪ lacking contact with other people: "people living restricted and sometimes insular existences" Similar isolatedinaccessiblecut offclosedseparatesegregateddetachedsolitarylonelyinsulatedself-containedself-sufficientOpposite accessiblecosmopolitan
   • 2. relating to or from an island: "the movement of goods of insular origin"
   • ▪ relating to the art and craftwork of Britain and Ireland in the early Middle Ages, especially a form of Latin handwriting: "insular illumination of the 6th century"
   • ▪ (of climate) equable because of the influence of the sea.
   • 3. relating to the insula of the brain.

   Word Origin mid 16th century (as a noun denoting an islander): from late Latin insularis, from insula ‘island’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. insularly adverb

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   The meaning of INSULAR is characteristic of an isolated people; especially : being, having, or reflecting a narrow provincial viewpoint. How to use insular in a sentence.

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   INSULAR definition: 1. interested only in your own country or group and not willing to accept different or foreign…. Learn more.

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   Insular means "having a narrow view of the world," like insular people who never leave their small town, which enables them to believe that every place in the world is the same and the people are all just like them. The adjective insular comes from the Latin word insula, which means “island.”

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   adjective. narrow-minded or illiberal; provincial: insular attitudes toward foreigners. standing alone; detached; isolated: an insular building. of or relating to an island or islands: a nation's insular possessions. dwelling or situated on an island. forming an island: insular rocks.

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   INSULAR meaning: 1. interested only in your own country or group and not willing to accept different or foreign…. Learn more.

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishINSULAR definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   4 meanings: 1. of, relating to, or resembling an island 2. remote, detached, or aloof 3. illiberal or narrow-minded 4. isolated.... Click for more definitions.

8. www.thefreedictionary.com › insularInsular - definition of insular by The Free Dictionary

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   1. of, relating to, or resembling an island. 2. remote, detached, or aloof. 3. illiberal or narrow-minded. 4. isolated or separated. [C17: from Late Latin insulāris, from Latin insula island, isle] ˈinsularism, insularity n. ˈinsularly adv.

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   Definition of insular adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

10. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishINSULAR | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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    INSULAR definition: only interested in your own country, life, etc and not willing to accept new ideas or people. Learn more.

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    Origin of Insular. From Latin insularis (“of or belonging to an island”), from insula (“an island”), perhaps, from in (“in”) + salum (“the main sea”). From Wiktionary. French insulaire from Late Latin īnsulāris from Latin īnsula island.