insular
[adjective]
Synonyms: narrow-minded, blinkered, circumscribed, inward-looking, limited, narrow, parochial, petty, provincial

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Contrasted words: broad-minded, liberal, cosmopolitan, metropolitan, urban
Related Words: regional, sectional, insulated, isolated, secluded, circumscribed, confined, limited, restricted, illiberal, narrow, narrow-minded

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in‧su‧lar /ˈɪnsjələ, ˈɪnsjʊlə $ ˈɪnsələr, ˈɪnʃə-/ adjective
[Date: 1500-1600; Language: Late Latin; Origin: insularis, from Latin insula 'island']

1. interested in your own group, country, way of life etc and no others – used to show disapproval ⇒ parochial:
an insular community
the insular world of the law

2. formal relating to or like an island
—insularity /ˌɪnsjəˈlærəti, ˌɪnsjʊˈlærəti $ -sə-, -ʃə-/ noun [uncountable]

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