I. -lə(r) adjective
Etymology: Late Latin insularis, from Latin insula island + -aris -ar — more at isle
1.
a. : of or relating to an island : being or having the characteristics of an island : dwelling or situated on or forming an island
b. usually capitalized
(1) : of or relating to Great Britain or to the British isles as distinct from the continent of Europe — compare continental
(2) : of, relating to, or characteristic of the Insular hand
2.
a. : insulated, isolated , detached
an insular building
b. of a plant or animal : having a restricted or isolated natural range or habitat
3.
a. : of or relating to the people of an island
b. : resulting from isolation or characteristic of isolated people
c. : narrow , circumscribed, illiberal , prejudiced
4.
[New Latin insula + English -ar ]
: of or relating to an island of cells or tissue (as the islets of Langerhans or islands of Reil)
II. noun
( -s )
: islander