a relating to or characteristic of or situated on an island
insular territories Hawaii's insular culture
s suggestive of the isolated life of an island; so deeply private as to seem inaccessible to the scrutiny of a novelist"- Leonard Michaels
an exceedingly insular man
s narrowly restricted in outlook or scope
insular attitudes toward foreigners
Israel’s Ultra-Orthodox Fight to Fit In Israel has been consumed in recent months with the challenge of integrating the insular, swelling ultra-Orthodox minority, known as Haredim, into society.
June 6, 2013 - New York Times
Horace Engdahl in CNN The US is too isolated, too insular. They don't translate enough and don't really participate in the big dialogue of literature,Engdahl said. "That ignorance is restraining."
Barack Obama in Washington Post The reality is that sometimes policymaking in Washington can become too insular,Obama said. "The walls of the echo chamber can sometimes keep out fresh voices and new ways of thinking -- and those who serve in Washington don't always have...
Shane Warne in Melbourne Herald Sun The real team spirit will be tested,Warne said on Channel 9 commentary. "You've got to not get insular and not just worry about your own game. The series is gone and they are going to be under pressure. South Africa have copped some...