INSULAR


Meaning of INSULAR in English

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

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.