Spanish Conversation · Level 139
45 words
Spanish word
insular
Pronunciation
IPA/insuˈlaɾ/
Meaning
- adjectiveinsular
Example
Vengo de una región insular.
I come from an insular region.
More examples
La cultura insular mantiene festividades únicas.
The insular culture maintains unique festivals.
Core concept
An island-related quality that can mean literal insularity or figurative social or intellectual isolation.
Common phrases
región insular
insular region
cultura insular
insular culture
economía insular
insular economy
Similar words
aislado: Physically or socially cut off from outside contact.
cerrado: Closed to outside influence and resistant to new ideas or perspectives.
local: Specific to a particular place or to its immediate neighborhood.
Definition in Spanish
Que denota relación con una isla o, en sentido figurado, una actitud o perspectiva cerrada y poco receptiva.
Word origin
Formed from Latin insula plus the adjectival suffix -aris (insularis), which entered Spanish as insular to mean island-related and by analogy 'limited in contact or perspective'.
Usage tips
- Common collocations include región insular and comunidad insular for places, and actitud insular to indicate unwillingness to accept outside ideas.
Other meanings
- island-basedadjective
- narrow-mindedadjective
Opposites
- continentalcontinentaladjective
Related words
- insularidadinsularitynoun