Insular

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insular
adj. pertaining to an island; living or located on an island; isolated; narrow-minded
 
n. resident of an island, islander


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Insular
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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insular
Adjective
1. relating to or characteristic of or situated on an island; "insular territories"; "Hawaii's insular culture"
(pertainym) island
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
(similar) private
3. narrowly restricted in outlook or scope; "little sympathy with parocial mentality"; "insular attitudes toward foreigners"
(synonym) parochial
(similar) provincial


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insular
adj. insular, pertaining to an island; living or located on an island; isolated

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n. insulation, separation, isolation; closing or sealing off
 
adj. insular, pertaining to an island; isolated

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