Англо-русский Русско-английский биологический словарь - insular
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insular
анат. инсулярный, островковый
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1.
1. житель острова, островитянин 2. островной insular climate —- островной климат insular fortress —- крепость на острове 3. (I.) относящийся к Британским островам 4. изолированный insular building —- стоящее в стороне здание 5. замкнутый, сдержанный 6. ограниченный, узкий; предубежденный 7. мед. островковый, инсулярный ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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adj. 1 a of or like an island. b separated or remote, like an island. 2 ignorant of or indifferent to cultures, peoples, etc., outside one's own experience; narrow-minded. 3 of a British variant of Latin handwriting current in the Middle Ages. 4 (of climate) equable. Derivatives insularism n. insularity n. insularly adv. Etymology: LL insularis (as INSULATE) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
4.
adjective Etymology: Late Latin ~is, from Latin insula island Date: 1611 1. a. of, relating to, or constituting an island b. dwelling or situated on an island ~ residents 2. characteristic of an isolated people; especially being, having, or reflecting a narrow provincial viewpoint 3. of or relating to an island of cells or tissue • ~ism noun • ~ity noun • ~ly adverb ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
5.
If you say that someone is insular, you are being critical of them because they are unwilling to meet new people or to consider new ideas. ...the old image of the insular, xenophobic Brit. ADJ c darkgreen]disapproval • insularity But at least they have started to break out of their old insularity. N-UNCOUNT ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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~ adj 1 not interested in anything except your own group, country, way of life etc (In today's small world, we must guard against an insular outlook.) 2 formal like or connected with an island - insularity n (the insularity of the British) ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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- 1611, from L.L. insularis "of or pertaining to an island," from L. insula "island," perhaps from fem. of adj. *en-salos "in the sea," from salum "sea." Insulate formed in Eng., first recorded 1538, "make into an island;" metaphoric sense "narrow, prejudiced" is 1775. Insulation "insulating material" is from 1870. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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