- 1(disapproving) only interested in your own country, ideas, etc. and not in those from outside The British are often accused of being insular.
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- 2(technology) connected with an island or islands the coastal and insular areas
NAmE//ˌɪnsəˈlærət̮i//
noun [uncountable]See insular in the Oxford Advanced Learner's DictionaryCheck pronunciation: insular