- insular
- \ \ see ISLAND
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Insular G — () is a form of the letter g resembling a tailed z, used in the British Isles. It was first used by the Irish, passed into Old English, and developed into the Middle English letter yogh; Middle English, having reborrowed the familiar Carolingian… … Wikipedia
insular — INSULÁR, Ă, insulari, e, adj. Care se află pe o insulă; de insulă, caracteristic unei insule. ♦ (Substantivat) Locuitor al unei insule (1). – Din fr. insulaire, lat. insularis. Trimis de valeriu, 21.07.2003. Sursa: DEX 98 INSULÁR s., adj. (înv … Dicționar Român
Insular — In su*lar, a. [L. insularis, fr. insula island: cf. F. insulaire. See {Isle}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Of or pertaining to an island; of the nature, or possessing the characteristics, of an island; as, an insular climate, fauna, etc. [1913 Webster] 2.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Insular — may be: *adjective describing an island, and by extension those who are inward looking and parochial. *Insular area of the United States. *Insular (bus company), bus company in Santa Catarina. *Insular period, historical term … Wikipedia
insular — insular, provincial, parochial, local, small town are comparable when they mean having or indicating the limited or restricted point of view considered characteristic of the geographically isolated. Insular is usually applied to people or the… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
insular — adjetivo,sustantivo masculino y femenino 1. De una isla: los productos insulares. Los insulares tienen un carácter especial. 2. De las islas Canarias o de las islas Baleares: el turismo insular. Los insulares tienen descuentos en los aviones.… … Diccionario Salamanca de la Lengua Española
insular — I adjective alone, apart, confined, detached, discrete, distinct, enisled, isolated, removed, self sufficient, separate, solitary II index alien (unrelated), alone (solitary) … Law dictionary
Insular — In su*lar, n. An islander. [R.] Berkeley. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
insular — (adj.) 1610s, of or pertaining to an island, from L.L. insularis, from L. insula island (see ISLE (Cf. isle)). Metaphoric sense narrow, prejudiced is 1775, from notion of being cut off from intercourse with other nations, especially with… … Etymology dictionary
insular — v. tr. 1. Transformar em ilha. 2. [Figurado] Isolar (como em ilha). 3. [Física] Pôr (um corpo) em condições de não transmitir a eletricidade que tem. • adj. 2 g. 4. De ilha; próprio de ilha. 5. Composto de ilhas. • Confrontar: insolar … Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa
insular — [adj] narrow minded bigoted, circumscribed, closed, confined, contracted, cut off, detached, illiberal, inward looking, isolated, limited, narrow, parochial, petty, prejudiced, provincial, restricted, secluded, separate, separated, sequestered;… … New thesaurus
