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单词 insularism
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
in•su•lar /ˈɪnsəlɚ, ˈɪnsyə-/USA pronunciation   adj. 
  1. of or relating to an island or islands:Japan's insular possessions.
  2. narrow-minded; provincial:their insular attitudes toward education.
in•su•lar•i•ty /ˌɪnsəˈlærɪti, ˌɪnsyə-/USA pronunciation  n. [uncountable]

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
in•su•lar  (insə lər, insyə-),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. of or pertaining to an island or islands:insular possessions.
  2. dwelling or situated on an island.
  3. forming an island:insular rocks.
  4. detached;
    standing alone;
    isolated.
  5. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of islanders.
  6. narrow-minded or illiberal;
    provincial:insular attitudes toward foreigners.
  7. [Pathol.]occurring in or characterized by one or more isolated spots, patches, or the like.
  8. [Anat.]pertaining to an island of cells or tissue, as the islets of Langerhans.

n. 
  1. an inhabitant of an island;
    islander.
  • Late Latin insulāris. See insula, -ar1
  • 1605–15
insu•lar•ism, n. 
in′su•lari•ty, n. 
insu•lar•ly, adv. 

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