insular

English

/ˈɪnsjələ/, /ˈɪnsəlɚ/

adj
Definitions
  • Of, pertaining to, being, or resembling an island or islands.
  • Situated on an island.
  • Separate or isolated from the surroundings; having little interaction with external parties; provincial.
  • Having an inward-looking, standoffish, or withdrawn manner.
  • (anatomy) Relating to the insula in the brain
  • (biochemistry) Relating to insulin

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin insularis (of belonging to an island).

Origin

Latin

insularis

Gloss

of belonging to an island

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