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   insular

   /ˈɪnsjʊlə/

   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: "goods of insular origin"
   • ▪ relating to a form of Latin handwriting used in Britain and Ireland in the early Middle Ages: "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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   Learn the meaning of insular, an adjective that describes something related to an island or being isolated and narrow-minded. See synonyms, examples, word history, and related entries.

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   Insular means being interested only in your own country or group and not willing to accept different or foreign ideas or people. Learn more about the meaning, usage and pronunciation of insular with examples and translations in different languages.

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   Insular means being interested only in your own country or group and not willing to accept different or foreign ideas or people. Learn how to use this adjective in sentences and find out its synonyms and translations in other languages.

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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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   Insular definition: narrow-minded or illiberal; provincial. See examples of INSULAR used in a sentence.

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

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   Learn the meaning, synonyms, pronunciation, and usage of the adjective 'insular', which can describe something related to an island or someone who is unwilling to meet new people or ideas. See examples, translations, and related terms of 'insular'.

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   Insular means relating to or characteristic of an island, or having a narrow or isolated outlook. Find synonyms, antonyms, translations and usage examples of insular in different contexts.