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insular (iou)



insular noun & adjective. M16.
[Late Latin insularis, formed as INSULA: see -AR1.]
A. noun. A native or inhabitant of an island; an islander. Now rare. M16.
b. adjective.
Of or pertaining to an island; inhabiting or situated on an island. E17.
b. Physical Geography. Of climate: equable because of the influence of the sea (as that of islands and sheltered coasts). M19.
Of the nature of an island; forming an island. M17.
A. R. Wallace A description of the great insular landAustralia.
Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of islanders; ignorant of or indifferent to cultures, peoples, etc., outside one's own experience; narrow-minded. L18.
G. Santayana He felt how incredibly insular it was to suppose that England meant home for everybody. B. Guest The magazine would not be insular, but international in intent.
b. Palaeography. Designating or pertaining to a development of Latin script current in the British Isles in the early Middle Ages. E20.
Detached, separated, isolated; Medicine of or pertaining to the insula, or the islets of Langerhans; spec. (of sclerosis) disseminated. L19.
insularism noun the quality of being insular; narrow-mindedness: L19.
insularize verb trans. (rare) make insular; represent as an island: L19.
insularly adverb M19.
insulary adjective & noun (now rare or obsolete) (a) adjective insular; (b) noun an inhabitant of an island; an islander: L16.