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insularity Definition


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insular
adj
    1. Belonging or relating to an island, or to the inhabitants of an island.
    2. Said of someone or their opinions, etc: not influenced by or responsive to contact with other people, cultures, etc; narrow-minded; prejudiced.
      Thesaurus: isolated, detached, alone, separate; biased, prejudiced, narrow-minded, bigoted, parochial, provincial; Antonym: broad-minded, cosmopolitan.
Derivative: insularity
noun
    Etymology: 17c: from Latin insularis, from insula island.



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