Insular Definition

Contents

• 1 English
  • 1.1 Etymology
  • 1.2 Adjective
    • 1.2.1 Related terms
    • 1.2.2 Translations
  • 1.3 External links
  • 1.4 Anagrams
• 2 Spanish
  • 2.1 Adjective
  • 2.2 Noun
  • 2.3 Related terms

English

Etymology

< Latin insularis (“of or belonging to an island”) < insula (“an island”), perhaps < in (“in”) + salum (“the main sea”).

Adjective

insular (comparative more insular, superlative most insular)

1. of, or pertaining to, an island or islands.
2. resembling or characteristic of an island.
3. situated on an island.
4. separate or isolated from its surroundings.
5. having an inward-looking outlook, or having little contact with external parties; provincial

Related terms

• insulate
• insulator
• insulation
• isolate
• isolation
• isolator
• peninsula

External links

• insular in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• insular in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

Anagrams

• urinals

Spanish

Adjective

insular m. and f. (plural insulares)

1. insular

Noun

insular m. and f. (plural insulares)

1. islander

Related terms

• ínsula
• isla

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