| ADJECTIVE | pert | insular | relating to or characteristic of or situated on an island |
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| all | insular | suggestive of the isolated / isolated / isolated life of an island | |
| all | insular, parochial | narrowly restricted in outlook or scope |
| Sounds | ih'nsahler | |
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| Rhymes | alveolar ... Ziegler: 240 rhymes with ler... | |
| Meaning | relating to or characteristic of or situated on an island. | |
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| Spanish | insular, isleño | |
| Catalan | illenc, insular | |
| Nouns | insularity | the state of being isolated / isolated or detached |
| island | a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water | |
| Meaning | Suggestive of the isolated / isolated / isolated life of an island. | |
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| Example | "an exceedingly insular man | |
| Broader | private | Confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy |
| Spanish | insular | |
| Catalan | insular | |
| Nouns | insularity | the state of being isolated / isolated or detached |
| Meaning | narrowly restricted in outlook or scope. | |
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| Example | "insular attitudes toward foreigners" | |
| Synonym | parochial | |
| Broader | provincial | characteristic of the provinces or their people |
| Spanish | cuadrado, estrecho de miras, insular, pueblerino | |
| Catalan | insular | |
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