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Webster 1913 Edition

Adj.

[L.

insularis

, fr.

insula

island: cf. F.

insulaire

. See

Of or pertaining to an island; of the nature, or possessing the characteristics, of an island;

as, an

insular

climate, fauna, etc.

Of or pertaining to the people of an island; narrow; circumscribed; illiberal; contracted;

as,

insular

habits, opinions, or prejudices

The penury of

insular

conversation.

Johnson.

Noun.

An islander.

[R.]

Berkeley.

Adj.

[L. insularis, from insula, an isle.]

Belonging to an isle; surrounded by water; as an insular situation.

Noun.

One who dwells in an isle.