insular

The definition of insular is someone or something removed from and disinterested in other people, cultures or communities.

(adjective)

A community that remains separate from others and that doesn't wish to learn about other cultures is an example of an insular community.

See insular in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

of, or having the form of, an island
living or situated on an island
like an island; detached; isolated
of, like, or characteristic of islanders, esp. when regarded as narrow-minded, illiberal, or provincial
Med.
1. characterized by isolated spots
2. of the islets of Langerhans or other islands of tissue

Origin: L insularis < insula, island: see isle

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See insular in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective

a. Of, relating to, or constituting an island.
b. Living or located on an island.
a. Suggestive of the isolated life of an island: “He is an exceedingly insular man, so deeply private as to seem inaccessible to the scrutiny of a novelist” (Leonard Michaels).
b. Circumscribed and detached in outlook and experience; narrow or provincial.
Anatomy Of or relating to isolated tissue or an island of tissue.

Origin:

Origin: French insulaire

Origin: , from Late Latin īnsulāris

Origin: , from Latin īnsula, island

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