Definition of insular

insularadjective

đảo

/ˈɪnsjələ(r)//ˈɪnsələr/

The word "insular" descends from the Latin root "insulanus," which carried the meaning of being related to an island. In medieval Latin, "insula" referred to any piece of land entirely surrounded by water, including both natural and artificial bodies of land. Initially, "insular" was employed primarily to denote places and people associated with islands, such as inhabitants of the British Isles or people living on local islands of the Mediterranean. Over time, the term's meaning broadened to include any place or thing that is isolated or disconnected from the mainland, and it came to suggest a certain degree of autonomy or independence that is sometimes associated with island communities. In modern English, "insular" continues to bear these connotations, routinely used to describe items, individuals, places, or cultures disjointed from mainstream society or cut off from the rest of the world. As such, it carries a sense of remoteness, independence, or self-sufficiency, yet it may also suggest a certain degree of introspection, isolation, or parochialism.

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only interested in your own country, ideas, etc. and not in those from outside

chỉ quan tâm đến đất nước, ý tưởng của bạn, v.v. chứ không quan tâm đến những thứ từ bên ngoài

Example:
  • The British are often accused of being insular.

    Người Anh thường bị buộc tội là thiển cận.

having little contact with other people

ít tiếp xúc với người khác

Example:
  • people living restricted and sometimes insular existences

    những người sống cuộc sống hạn chế và đôi khi cô lập

connected with an island or islands

kết nối với một hòn đảo hoặc quần đảo

Example:
  • the coastal and insular areas

    vùng ven biển và hải đảo

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