INSULAR


Meaning of INSULAR in English

adjective

having the narrow and limited outlook characteristic of geographic isolation

the insular thinking of peasant communities

Synonyms: local, ||parish-pump, parochial, provincial, sectarian, small-town

Related Word: regional, sectional; insulated, isolated, secluded; circumscribed, confined, limited, restricted; illiberal, narrow, narrow-minded

Contrasted words: broad-minded, liberal; cosmopolitan, metropolitan, urban

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