| 1. | of or pertaining to an island or islands: insular possessions. |
| 2. | dwelling or situated on an island. |
| 3. | forming an island: insular rocks. |
| 4. | detached; standing alone; isolated. |
| 5. | of, pertaining to, or characteristic of islanders. |
| 6. | narrow-minded or illiberal; provincial: insular attitudes toward foreigners. |
| 7. | Pathology. occurring in or characterized by one or more isolated spots, patches, or the like. |
| 8. | Anatomy. pertaining to an island of cells or tissue, as the islets of Langerhans. |
| 9. | an inhabitant of an island; islander. |
insular in·su·lar (ĭn'sə-lər, ĭns'yə-)
adj.
Of or being an isolated tissue or island of tissue.