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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary in·su·lar ETYMOLOGY Late Latin insularis, from Latin insula island DATE 1611 1. a. of, relating to, or constituting an island b. dwelling or situated on an island insular residents 2. characteristic of an isolated people; especially : being, having, or reflecting a narrow provincial viewpoint 3. of or relating to an island of cells or tissue English Etymology 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. Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 insular in·su·lar / 5insjElE(r); NAmE 5insElEr / adjective1. (disapproving) only interested in your own country, ideas, etc. and not in those from outside 只关心本国利益的；思想偏狭的；保守的: The British are often accused of being insular. 英国人常被指责为思想偏狭。 2. (technical 术语) connected with an island or islands 海岛的；岛屿的: the coastal and insular areas 沿海和岛屿区域 • in·su·lar·ity / 7insju5lArEti; NAmE -sE5l- / noun [U] Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus-11th Edition n. Function: adjective having the narrow and limited outlook characteristic of geographic isolation FF1C;the insular thinking of peasant communitiesFF1E; Synonyms: local, ||parish-pump, parochial, provincial, sectarian, small-town Related Words: regional, sectional; insulated, isolated, secluded; circumscribed, confined, limited, restricted; illiberal, narrow, narrow-minded Contrasted Words: broad-minded, liberal; cosmopolitan, metropolitan, urban Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged in·su·lar I. \-lə(r)\ adjective Etymology: Late Latin insularis, from Latin insula island + -aris -ar — more at isle 1. a. : of or relating to an island : being or having the characteristics of an island : dwelling or situated on or forming an island b. usually capitalized (1) : of or relating to Great Britain or to the British isles as distinct from the continent of Europe — compare continental (2) : of, relating to, or characteristic of the Insular hand 2. a. : insulated, isolated , detached < an insular building > b. of a plant or animal : having a restricted or isolated natural range or habitat 3. a. : of or relating to the people of an island b. : resulting from isolation or characteristic of isolated people c. : narrow , circumscribed, illiberal , prejudiced 4. [New Latin insula + English -ar] : of or relating to an island of cells or tissue (as the islets of Langerhans or islands of Reil) II. noun (-s) : islander |
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