adj.1 a of or like an island. b separated or remote, like an island.
2 ignorant of or indifferent to cultures, peoples, etc., outside one's own experience; narrow-minded.
3 of a British variant of Latin handwriting current in the Middle Ages.
4 (of climate) equable.
Derivatives:
insularism n. insularity n. insularly adv.
Etymology: LL insularis (as INSULATE)