insular : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: insular	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
insular adj relating to or characteristic of or situated on an island; "insular territories"; "Hawaii's insular culture" 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 narrowly restricted in outlook or scope; "little sympathy with parochial mentality"; "insular attitudes toward foreigners" Synonym(s): insular, parochial
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Insular \In"sular\, a. [L. insularis, fr. insula island: cf. F. insulaire. See {Isle}.] 1. Of or pertaining to an island; of the nature, or possessing the characteristics, of an island; as, an insular* climate, fauna, etc. 2. Of or pertaining to the people of an island; narrow; circumscribed; illiberal; contracted; as, insular habits, opinions, or prejudices. The penury of insular conversation. --Johnson.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Insular \In"su*lar\, n. An islander. [R.] --Berkeley.