insularity
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sə adjective
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.
noun
9.
an inhabitant of an island; islander.
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insular (ˈɪnsjʊlə) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | of, relating to, or resembling an island |
| 2. | remote, detached, or aloof |
| 3. | illiberal or narrow-minded |
| 4. | isolated or separated |
| [C17: from Late Latin insulāris, from Latin insula island, | |
| 'insularism | |
| —n | |
| insularity | |
| —n | |
| 'insularly | |
| —adv | |
| insular (ˈɪnsjʊlə) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | of, relating to, or resembling an island |
| 2. | remote, detached, or aloof |
| 3. | illiberal or narrow-minded |
| 4. | isolated or separated |
| [C17: from Late Latin insulāris, from Latin insula island, | |
| 'insularism | |
| —n | |
| insularity | |
| —n | |
| 'insularly | |
| —adv | |
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Word Origin & History
insular
1611, "of or pertaining to an island," from L.L. insularis, from L. insula "island" (see isle). Metaphoric sense "narrow, prejudiced" is 1775, from notion of being cut off from intercourse with other nations, probably with ref. to the situation of Great Britain.
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Medical Dictionary
insular in·su·lar (ĭn'sə-lər, ĭns'yə-)
adj.
Of or being an isolated tissue or island of tissue.
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Nor can there be any doubt that the insularity of some intelligence officers creates grave disadvantages.
Need to consider surrounding land use and how it might be modified to minimize the insularity of the landscape.
Colony insularity through queen control on worker social motivation in ants.
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