insular

1. Of or being, pertaining to, situated on, or resembling an island or islands.

   Near-synonym: islandic

   Insel-

   островно́йostrovnój, островно́йostrovnój

   острівни́йostrivnýj, острівни́йostrivnýj

   relating to or characteristic of or situated on an island

2. Separate or isolated from the surroundings; having little regard for others opinions or prejudices; provincial.

   Near-synonym: peninsular

   за́мкнутыйzámknutyj, огоро́женныйogoróžennyj, ограни́ченныйograníčennyj

3. Having an inward-looking, standoffish, or withdrawn manner.

   за́мкнутыйzámknutyj

4. Relating to the insula in the brain.

5. Relating to insulin.

6. (often with a capital letter) Relating to the varieties of a language or languages spoken chiefly on islands. Insular Latin, Latin as it was spoken in Britain and Ireland. Insular Celtic, the Celtic languages of Britain, Ireland and also Brittany, as opposed to those spoken in mainland Europe other than Brittany. Insular Scandinavian, relating to the Icelandic and Faroese languages as opposed to the ones spoken in Sweden, Denmark and Norway.

1. The community is insular but harmless.

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2. Never travelling leads to an insular worldview.

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3. The fact that no one ever moves in makes the community more and more insular.

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4. Taiwan is sometimes called "Insular China".

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