D defs.my
Entry 3 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Insular

/ĭn'-səl-ẽr/ · In·su·lar · IPA /ˈɪnsəlɚ/
01 a. Of or pertaining to an island; of the nature, or possessing the characteristics, of an island; as, an insular climate, fauna, etc.
  1. 1.
    Of or pertaining to an island; of the nature, or possessing the characteristics, of an island; as, an insular climate, fauna, etc.
  2. 2.
    Of or pertaining to the people of an island; narrow; circumscribed; illiberal; contracted; as, insular habits, opinions, or prejudices.
    “The penury of insular conversation.” Johnson.
02 n. An islander.
  1. 1.
    An islander.[R.]