"insula" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɪnsjuːlə/ [UK], /ˈɪnsʊlə/ [US] Forms: insulas [plural], insulae [plural]
Etymology: From Latin insula (“island”). Doublet of isle. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|insula||island}} Latin insula (“island”), {{doublet|en|isle}} Doublet of isle Head templates: {{en-noun|s|insulae}} insula (plural insulas or insulae)
  1. (historical) A block of buildings in a Roman town. Tags: historical Translations (a block of buildings in a Roman town): insula (Finnish), roomalainen vuokrakasarmi (Finnish), इनसुला (insulā) (Marathi), ínsula [feminine] (Portuguese), insula (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-insula-en-noun-en:block_of_buildings_in_a_Roman_town Categories (other): Terms with Portuguese translations Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 46 54 Disambiguation of 'a block of buildings in a Roman town': 96 4
  2. (neuroanatomy) A structure of the human brain located within the lateral sulcus. Categories (topical): Neuroanatomy, Ancient Rome Synonyms: insular cortex, island of Reil Translations (a structure of the human brain located within the lateral sulcus): aivosaari (Finnish), insula (Finnish), ínsula [feminine] (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-insula-en-noun-en:neuroanatomy Disambiguation of Ancient Rome: 29 71 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Marathi translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 67 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 37 63 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 24 76 Disambiguation of Pages with 6 entries: 5 10 25 25 0 13 19 2 1 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 13 20 20 0 16 23 1 0 0 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 44 56 Disambiguation of Terms with Marathi translations: 38 62 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 46 54 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 28 72 Topics: anatomy, medicine, neuroanatomy, neurology, neuroscience, sciences Disambiguation of 'a structure of the human brain located within the lateral sulcus': 4 96
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: perinsular

Inflected forms

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