Search Result:insular
KK Pronunciation
〔 ˋInsәlZ,ˋInsjU- 〕
Pronunciation
〔 ˊinsjulә 〕
Overview of adj insular
The adj insular has 3 senses
- insular -- (relating to or characteristic of or situated on an island; "insular territories"; "Hawaii's insular culture")
- insular -- (suggestive of the isolated life of an island; "an exceedingly insular man; so deeply private as to seem inaccessible to the scrutiny of a novelist"- Leonard Michaels)
- insular, parochial -- (narrowly restricted in outlook or scope; "little sympathy with parochial mentality"; "insular attitudes toward foreigners")