insular

insular
a) Of, pertaining to, being, or resembling an island or islands.

With these he held undisputed sway over his insular domains, and carried on intercourse with the chiefs or governors whom he had placed in command of the several islands.

b) Situated on an island.

There now is your insular city of the Manhattoes, belted round by wharves as Indian isles by coral reefs.


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  • Insular G — () is a form of the letter g resembling a tailed z, used in the British Isles. It was first used by the Irish, passed into Old English, and developed into the Middle English letter yogh; Middle English, having reborrowed the familiar Carolingian… …   Wikipedia

  • insular — INSULÁR, Ă, insulari, e, adj. Care se află pe o insulă; de insulă, caracteristic unei insule. ♦ (Substantivat) Locuitor al unei insule (1). – Din fr. insulaire, lat. insularis. Trimis de valeriu, 21.07.2003. Sursa: DEX 98  INSULÁR s., adj. (înv …   Dicționar Român

  • Insular — In su*lar, a. [L. insularis, fr. insula island: cf. F. insulaire. See {Isle}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Of or pertaining to an island; of the nature, or possessing the characteristics, of an island; as, an insular climate, fauna, etc. [1913 Webster] 2.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Insular — may be: *adjective describing an island, and by extension those who are inward looking and parochial. *Insular area of the United States. *Insular (bus company), bus company in Santa Catarina. *Insular period, historical term …   Wikipedia

  • insular — insular, provincial, parochial, local, small town are comparable when they mean having or indicating the limited or restricted point of view considered characteristic of the geographically isolated. Insular is usually applied to people or the… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • insular — adjetivo,sustantivo masculino y femenino 1. De una isla: los productos insulares. Los insulares tienen un carácter especial. 2. De las islas Canarias o de las islas Baleares: el turismo insular. Los insulares tienen descuentos en los aviones.… …   Diccionario Salamanca de la Lengua Española

  • insular — I adjective alone, apart, confined, detached, discrete, distinct, enisled, isolated, removed, self sufficient, separate, solitary II index alien (unrelated), alone (solitary) …   Law dictionary

  • Insular — In su*lar, n. An islander. [R.] Berkeley. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • insular — (adj.) 1610s, of or pertaining to an island, from L.L. insularis, from L. insula island (see ISLE (Cf. isle)). Metaphoric sense narrow, prejudiced is 1775, from notion of being cut off from intercourse with other nations, especially with… …   Etymology dictionary

  • insular — v. tr. 1. Transformar em ilha. 2.  [Figurado] Isolar (como em ilha). 3.  [Física] Pôr (um corpo) em condições de não transmitir a eletricidade que tem. • adj. 2 g. 4. De ilha; próprio de ilha. 5. Composto de ilhas.   • Confrontar: insolar …   Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa

  • insular — [adj] narrow minded bigoted, circumscribed, closed, confined, contracted, cut off, detached, illiberal, inward looking, isolated, limited, narrow, parochial, petty, prejudiced, provincial, restricted, secluded, separate, separated, sequestered;… …   New thesaurus

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