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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Insular \In"su*lar\, 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: 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}]
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