insular

🇺🇸 /ˈɪnsələr/ 🇬🇧 /ˈɪnsjələ(r)/
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adjective
R

Focused only on one's own interests and not open to outside ideas or influences.

Some people think that living in a small town can make you insular.

R

Living in a way that has little interaction with others.

After moving to the countryside, they led a very insular life.

R

Related to or characteristic of an island or islands.

The insular culture of the island has been preserved for centuries.

translation

adj. Focused only on one's own interests and not open to outside ideas or influences.; Living in a way that has little interaction with others.; Related to or characteristic of an island or islands.