Never travelling leads to an insular worldview.
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Insular
//ˈɪnsjələ//
Synonyms for "insular" (173 found)
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Strong matches (52)
Related words (86)
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1 entriesRelated terms
8 entriescoordinate
1 entriesderived
28 entriesShowing 16 of 28 words.
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21 entriesShowing 16 of 21 words.
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3 entriesTranslations
89 translations across 31 languages.
Arabic
1 entries- جَزَرِيّ adj (of, pertaining to, or resembling an island or islands)
Armenian
2 entries- կղզային adj (of, pertaining to, or resembling an island or islands)
- կղզու adj (of, pertaining to, or resembling an island or islands)
Belarusian
4 entries- астраўны́ adj (of, pertaining to, or resembling an island or islands)
- астраўны́ adj (situated on an island)
- вы́спавы adj (of, pertaining to, or resembling an island or islands)
- вы́спавы adj (situated on an island)
Bulgarian
3 entries- изоли́ран adj (separate or isolated from the surroundings)
- о́стровен adj (of, pertaining to, or resembling an island or islands)
- о́стровен adj (situated on an island)
Catalan
3 entries- aïllat adj (separate or isolated from the surroundings)
- insular adj (of, pertaining to, or resembling an island or islands)
- isolat adj (separate or isolated from the surroundings)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 島的 /岛的 adj (of, pertaining to, or resembling an island or islands)
Czech
1 entries- ostrovní adj (of, pertaining to, or resembling an island or islands)
Esperanto
1 entries- insula adj (of, pertaining to, or resembling an island or islands)
Estonian
1 entries- saare adj (of, pertaining to, or resembling an island or islands)
Finnish
4 entries- ahdasmielinen adj (having an inward-looking manner)
- aivosaaren adj (relating to the insula in the brain)
- ennakkoluuloinen adj (having an inward-looking manner)
- eristynyt adj (separate or isolated from the surroundings)
French
1 entries- insulaire adj (of, pertaining to, or resembling an island or islands)
Galician
3 entries- illado adj (separate or isolated from the surroundings)
- insular adj (of, pertaining to, or resembling an island or islands)
- insular adj (situated on an island)
German
1 entries- Insel adj (of, pertaining to, or resembling an island or islands)
Greek
1 entries- νησιώτικος adj (of, pertaining to, or resembling an island or islands)
Hindi
3 entries- जज़ीराई adj (of, pertaining to, or resembling an island or islands)
- टापूई adj (of, pertaining to, or resembling an island or islands)
- द्वीपीय adj (of, pertaining to, or resembling an island or islands)
Italian
4 entries- chiuso in sé adj (having an inward-looking manner)
- di corte vedute adj (having an inward-looking manner)
- di vedute ristrette adj (having an inward-looking manner)
- insulare adj (of, pertaining to, or resembling an island or islands)
Japanese
4 entries- 偏狭な adj (having an inward-looking manner)
- 切り離された adj (separate or isolated from the surroundings)
- 孤立した adj (separate or isolated from the surroundings)
- 島の adj (of, pertaining to, or resembling an island or islands)
Korean
1 entries- 섬의 adj (of, pertaining to, or resembling an island or islands)
Latin
1 entries- īnsulāris adj (of, pertaining to, or resembling an island or islands)
Macedonian
3 entries- ограден adj (separate or isolated from the surroundings)
- островски adj (of, pertaining to, or resembling an island or islands)
- тесноград adj (having an inward-looking manner)
Malay
3 entries- kepulauan adj (of, pertaining to, or resembling an island or islands)
- pulau adj (of, pertaining to, or resembling an island or islands)
- pulau adj (of, pertaining to, or resembling an island or islands)
Polish
2 entries- wyspiarski adj (of, pertaining to, or resembling an island or islands)
- wyspowy adj (of, pertaining to, or resembling an island or islands)
Portuguese
4 entries- insular adj (of, pertaining to, or resembling an island or islands)
- insular adj (situated on an island)
- isolada adj (separate or isolated from the surroundings)
- isolado adj (separate or isolated from the surroundings)
Romanian
2 entries- insular adj (of, pertaining to, or resembling an island or islands)
- izolat adj (separate or isolated from the surroundings)
Russian
4 entries- за́мкнутый adj (separate or isolated from the surroundings)
- за́мкнутый adj (having an inward-looking manner)
- изоли́рованный adj (separate or isolated from the surroundings)
- огоро́женный adj (separate or isolated from the surroundings)
Slovak
1 entries- ostrovný adj (of, pertaining to, or resembling an island or islands)
Spanish
2 entries- insular adj (of, pertaining to, or resembling an island or islands)
- insular adj (situated on an island)
Swedish
4 entries- avskild adj (separate or isolated from the surroundings)
- insulär adj (of, pertaining to, or resembling an island or islands)
- insulär adj (situated on an island)
- isolerad adj (separate or isolated from the surroundings)
Ukrainian
2 entries- острівни́й adj (of, pertaining to, or resembling an island or islands)
- острівни́й adj (situated on an island)
Vietnamese
2 entries- hòn đảo adj (of, pertaining to, or resembling an island or islands)
- đảo adj (of, pertaining to, or resembling an island or islands)
Volapük
1 entries- nisulik adj (of, pertaining to, or resembling an island or islands)
Sample sentences
13 total sentences available.
The fact that no one ever moves in makes the community more and more insular.
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The community is insular but harmless.
Source: tatoeba (9416091)
Taiwan is sometimes called "Insular China".
Source: tatoeba (10541372)
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