"insular" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈɪnsjələ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈɪnsəlɚ/ [US], /ˈɪnsjəlɚ/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-insular.wav Forms: more insular [comparative], most insular [superlative]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin insularis (“of or belonging to an island”), from insula (“an island”), perhaps, from in (“in”) + salum (“the main sea”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|insularis||of or belonging to an island}} Latin insularis (“of or belonging to an island”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} insular (comparative more insular, superlative most insular)
  1. Of or being, pertaining to, situated on, or resembling an island or islands. Translations (of, pertaining to, or resembling an island or islands): جَزَرِيّ (jazariyy) (Arabic), կղզիաբնակ (kġziabnak) (Armenian), астраўны́ (astraŭný) (Belarusian), вы́спавы (výspavy) (Belarusian), вы́спенны (výspjenny) (Belarusian), о́стровен (óstroven) (Bulgarian), insular (Catalan), 島的 (Chinese Mandarin), 岛的 (dǎo de) (Chinese Mandarin), ostrovní (Czech), insula (Esperanto), saare- (Estonian), saari- (Finnish), saaristo- (note: of or pertaining) (Finnish), saarimainen (english: resembling) (Finnish), insulaire (French), insular (Galician), Insel- (German), द्वीपीय (dvīpīya) (Hindi), जज़ीराई (jazīrāī) (Hindi), टापूई (ṭāpūī) (Hindi), insulare (Italian), isolano (Italian), 島の (shima no) (Japanese), 섬의 (seomui) (Korean), insularis (Latin), островски (ostrovski) (Macedonian), pulau (Malay), kepulauan (Malay), wyspowy (Polish), wyspiarski (Polish), insular [feminine, masculine] (Portuguese), insular (Romanian), островно́й (ostrovnój) (Russian), ostrovný (Slovak), insular (Spanish), insulär (Swedish), ö- (Swedish), острівни́й (ostrivnýj) (Ukrainian), đảo (Vietnamese), hòn đảo (Vietnamese), nisulik (Volapük) Translations (situated on an island): астраўны́ (astraŭný) (Belarusian), вы́спавы (výspavy) (Belarusian), вы́спенны (výspjenny) (Belarusian), о́стровен (óstroven) (Bulgarian), saari- (Finnish), insular (Galician), insular [feminine, masculine] (Portuguese), островно́й (ostrovnój) (Russian), insular (Spanish), insulär (Swedish), ö- (Swedish), острівни́й (ostrivnýj) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-insular-en-adj-JD4P~dj4 Disambiguation of 'of, pertaining to, or resembling an island or islands': 66 3 3 2 3 22 Disambiguation of 'situated on an island': 58 5 4 3 3 26
  2. Separate or isolated from the surroundings; having little regard for others opinions or prejudices; provincial. Translations (separate or isolated from the surroundings): изоли́ран (izolíran) (Bulgarian), aïllat (Catalan), isolat (Catalan), eristynyt (Finnish), illado (Galician), 切り離された (kirihanasareta) (Japanese), 孤立した (koritsu shita) (Japanese), ограден (ograden) (Macedonian), isolado [masculine] (Portuguese), isolada [feminine] (Portuguese), izolat (Romanian), за́мкнутый (zámknutyj) (Russian), огоро́женный (ogoróžennyj) (Russian), ограни́ченный (ograníčennyj) (Russian), изоли́рованный (izolírovannyj) (Russian), isolerad (Swedish), avskild (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-insular-en-adj-hbz9jgVu Disambiguation of 'separate or isolated from the surroundings': 1 88 2 1 4 4
  3. Having an inward-looking, standoffish, or withdrawn manner. Translations (having an inward-looking manner): ahdasmielinen (Finnish), ennakkoluuloinen (Finnish), limitato (Italian), ristretto (Italian), di corte vedute (Italian), di vedute ristrette (Italian), chiuso in sé (Italian), 島国根性の (shimaguni konjō no) (Japanese), 偏狭な (henkyō na) (Japanese), тесноград (tesnograd) (Macedonian), за́мкнутый (zámknutyj) (Russian), tillbakadragen (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-insular-en-adj-q3kbODcj Disambiguation of 'having an inward-looking manner': 1 8 60 4 8 18
  4. (anatomy) Relating to the insula in the brain. Categories (topical): Anatomy Translations (relating to the insula in the brain): aivosaaren (Finnish), insulaarinen (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-insular-en-adj-qb3jKS15 Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences Disambiguation of 'relating to the insula in the brain': 0 0 1 94 1 3
  5. (biochemistry) Relating to insulin. Categories (topical): Biochemistry
    Sense id: en-insular-en-adj-R-ZRiM8c Topics: biochemistry, biology, chemistry, microbiology, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
  6. (linguistics, anthropology) (often with a capital letter) Relating to the varieties of a language or languages spoken chiefly on islands. Insular Latin, Latin as it was spoken in Britain and Ireland. Insular Celtic, the Celtic languages of Britain, Ireland and also Brittany, as opposed to those spoken in mainland Europe other than Brittany. Insular Scandinavian, relating to the Icelandic and Faroese languages as opposed to the ones spoken in Sweden, Denmark and Norway. Categories (topical): Anthropology, Linguistics Translations (linguistics, anthropology): saari- (Finnish), insulaarinen (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-insular-en-adj-gtzIAHcm Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Armenian translations, Terms with Belarusian translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Estonian translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hindi translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Macedonian translations, Terms with Malay translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Slovak translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations, Terms with Vietnamese translations, Terms with Volapük translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 4 17 3 10 64 0 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 2 3 32 3 7 51 2 Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 25 1 1 6 1 3 24 0 0 2 3 25 1 0 10 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 21 0 1 7 1 3 28 0 0 1 3 21 0 0 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 3 4 17 6 9 60 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Armenian translations: 3 6 16 4 6 63 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Belarusian translations: 4 5 20 5 8 57 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 3 4 20 4 7 60 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 3 4 17 4 7 63 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 3 7 17 5 9 57 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 2 2 18 3 6 68 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Estonian translations: 3 7 18 4 7 60 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 4 5 21 4 7 58 2 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 3 4 23 5 8 55 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 4 5 19 4 7 60 2 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 4 5 25 6 9 49 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Hindi translations: 4 6 15 5 7 61 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 2 3 23 4 8 58 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 2 3 23 4 8 58 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 3 4 17 4 7 63 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 1 2 14 2 5 74 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Macedonian translations: 3 7 18 4 7 59 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Malay translations: 3 6 17 4 6 62 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 3 7 18 7 17 46 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 4 5 20 6 11 52 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 3 6 16 5 6 62 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 4 5 18 4 7 61 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 2 3 23 4 8 58 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Slovak translations: 3 7 18 4 7 60 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 2 3 24 3 8 59 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 3 4 17 4 6 64 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 3 4 17 4 6 64 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Vietnamese translations: 3 6 17 4 6 63 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Volapük translations: 3 3 23 4 8 57 2 Topics: anthropology, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences Disambiguation of 'linguistics, anthropology': 3 5 7 5 9 72
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: insularism, insulate, insulation, insulator, isolate, isolation, isolator, peninsula

Noun

IPA: /ˈɪnsjələ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈɪnsəlɚ/ [US], /ˈɪnsjəlɚ/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-insular.wav Forms: insulars [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin insularis (“of or belonging to an island”), from insula (“an island”), perhaps, from in (“in”) + salum (“the main sea”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|insularis||of or belonging to an island}} Latin insularis (“of or belonging to an island”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} insular (plural insulars)
  1. An islander.
    Sense id: en-insular-en-noun-9LW7APl1

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "word": "о́стровен"
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          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "of, pertaining to, or resembling an island or islands",
          "word": "insulaire"
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          "code": "gl",
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          "lang": "German",
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          "sense": "of, pertaining to, or resembling an island or islands",
          "word": "द्वीपीय"
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          "sense": "of, pertaining to, or resembling an island or islands",
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          "sense": "of, pertaining to, or resembling an island or islands",
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          "word": "insulare"
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          "word": "isolano"
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          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "seomui",
          "sense": "of, pertaining to, or resembling an island or islands",
          "word": "섬의"
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          "word": "островски"
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          "code": "ms",
          "lang": "Malay",
          "sense": "of, pertaining to, or resembling an island or islands",
          "word": "pulau"
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        {
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          "code": "ms",
          "lang": "Malay",
          "sense": "of, pertaining to, or resembling an island or islands",
          "word": "kepulauan"
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        {
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          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "of, pertaining to, or resembling an island or islands",
          "word": "wyspowy"
        },
        {
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          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "of, pertaining to, or resembling an island or islands",
          "word": "wyspiarski"
        },
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          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "of, pertaining to, or resembling an island or islands",
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        {
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          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "of, pertaining to, or resembling an island or islands",
          "word": "insular"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "66 3 3 2 3 22",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "ostrovnój",
          "sense": "of, pertaining to, or resembling an island or islands",
          "word": "островно́й"
        },
        {
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          "code": "sk",
          "lang": "Slovak",
          "sense": "of, pertaining to, or resembling an island or islands",
          "word": "ostrovný"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "66 3 3 2 3 22",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "of, pertaining to, or resembling an island or islands",
          "word": "insular"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "66 3 3 2 3 22",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "of, pertaining to, or resembling an island or islands",
          "word": "insulär"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "66 3 3 2 3 22",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "of, pertaining to, or resembling an island or islands",
          "word": "ö-"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "66 3 3 2 3 22",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "ostrivnýj",
          "sense": "of, pertaining to, or resembling an island or islands",
          "word": "острівни́й"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "66 3 3 2 3 22",
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "of, pertaining to, or resembling an island or islands",
          "word": "đảo"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "66 3 3 2 3 22",
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "of, pertaining to, or resembling an island or islands",
          "word": "hòn đảo"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "66 3 3 2 3 22",
          "code": "vo",
          "lang": "Volapük",
          "sense": "of, pertaining to, or resembling an island or islands",
          "word": "nisulik"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "58 5 4 3 3 26",
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      "word": "جَزَرِيّ"
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      "sense": "of, pertaining to, or resembling an island or islands",
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      "code": "bg",
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      "roman": "óstroven",
      "sense": "of, pertaining to, or resembling an island or islands",
      "word": "о́стровен"
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      "code": "ca",
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      "sense": "of, pertaining to, or resembling an island or islands",
      "word": "insular"
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      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "of, pertaining to, or resembling an island or islands",
      "word": "島的"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "dǎo de",
      "sense": "of, pertaining to, or resembling an island or islands",
      "word": "岛的"
    },
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      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "of, pertaining to, or resembling an island or islands",
      "word": "ostrovní"
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      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "of, pertaining to, or resembling an island or islands",
      "word": "insula"
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      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "of, pertaining to, or resembling an island or islands",
      "word": "saare-"
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "of, pertaining to, or resembling an island or islands",
      "word": "saari-"
    },
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "note": "of or pertaining",
      "sense": "of, pertaining to, or resembling an island or islands",
      "word": "saaristo-"
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      "code": "fi",
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      "sense": "of, pertaining to, or resembling an island or islands",
      "word": "saarimainen"
    },
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      "word": "insulaire"
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      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "of, pertaining to, or resembling an island or islands",
      "word": "insular"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "of, pertaining to, or resembling an island or islands",
      "word": "Insel-"
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    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "dvīpīya",
      "sense": "of, pertaining to, or resembling an island or islands",
      "word": "द्वीपीय"
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      "code": "hi",
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      "roman": "jazīrāī",
      "sense": "of, pertaining to, or resembling an island or islands",
      "word": "जज़ीराई"
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      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "ṭāpūī",
      "sense": "of, pertaining to, or resembling an island or islands",
      "word": "टापूई"
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      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "of, pertaining to, or resembling an island or islands",
      "word": "insulare"
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      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "of, pertaining to, or resembling an island or islands",
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      "code": "ja",
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      "roman": "shima no",
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      "word": "島の"
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      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
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      "word": "섬의"
    },
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      "code": "la",
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      "word": "insularis"
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      "word": "островски"
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      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "of, pertaining to, or resembling an island or islands",
      "word": "pulau"
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      "sense": "of, pertaining to, or resembling an island or islands",
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      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "of, pertaining to, or resembling an island or islands",
      "word": "wyspiarski"
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      "code": "pt",
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      "code": "ro",
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      "sense": "of, pertaining to, or resembling an island or islands",
      "word": "insular"
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "ostrovnój",
      "sense": "of, pertaining to, or resembling an island or islands",
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      "code": "sk",
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      "sense": "of, pertaining to, or resembling an island or islands",
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      "roman": "ostrivnýj",
      "sense": "of, pertaining to, or resembling an island or islands",
      "word": "острівни́й"
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      "code": "vi",
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      "sense": "of, pertaining to, or resembling an island or islands",
      "word": "đảo"
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    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "of, pertaining to, or resembling an island or islands",
      "word": "hòn đảo"
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      "code": "vo",
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      "code": "be",
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      "word": "астраўны́"
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      "code": "be",
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      "code": "be",
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      "roman": "výspjenny",
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      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "óstroven",
      "sense": "situated on an island",
      "word": "о́стровен"
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    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "situated on an island",
      "word": "saari-"
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      "code": "gl",
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      "sense": "situated on an island",
      "word": "insular"
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      "code": "pt",
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      "code": "uk",
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      "roman": "ostrivnýj",
      "sense": "situated on an island",
      "word": "острівни́й"
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    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "izolíran",
      "sense": "separate or isolated from the surroundings",
      "word": "изоли́ран"
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    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "separate or isolated from the surroundings",
      "word": "aïllat"
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    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "separate or isolated from the surroundings",
      "word": "isolat"
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    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "separate or isolated from the surroundings",
      "word": "eristynyt"
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    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "separate or isolated from the surroundings",
      "word": "illado"
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    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "kirihanasareta",
      "sense": "separate or isolated from the surroundings",
      "word": "切り離された"
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    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "koritsu shita",
      "sense": "separate or isolated from the surroundings",
      "word": "孤立した"
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      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "ograden",
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      "word": "ограден"
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      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "separate or isolated from the surroundings",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "isolado"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "separate or isolated from the surroundings",
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        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "isolada"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "separate or isolated from the surroundings",
      "word": "izolat"
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      "code": "ru",
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      "roman": "zámknutyj",
      "sense": "separate or isolated from the surroundings",
      "word": "за́мкнутый"
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      "code": "ru",
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      "sense": "separate or isolated from the surroundings",
      "word": "огоро́женный"
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    {
      "code": "ru",
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      "sense": "separate or isolated from the surroundings",
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      "code": "ru",
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      "roman": "izolírovannyj",
      "sense": "separate or isolated from the surroundings",
      "word": "изоли́рованный"
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      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "separate or isolated from the surroundings",
      "word": "isolerad"
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    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "separate or isolated from the surroundings",
      "word": "avskild"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "having an inward-looking manner",
      "word": "ahdasmielinen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "having an inward-looking manner",
      "word": "ennakkoluuloinen"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "having an inward-looking manner",
      "word": "limitato"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "having an inward-looking manner",
      "word": "ristretto"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "having an inward-looking manner",
      "word": "di corte vedute"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "having an inward-looking manner",
      "word": "di vedute ristrette"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "having an inward-looking manner",
      "word": "chiuso in sé"
    },
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      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "shimaguni konjō no",
      "sense": "having an inward-looking manner",
      "word": "島国根性の"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "henkyō na",
      "sense": "having an inward-looking manner",
      "word": "偏狭な"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "tesnograd",
      "sense": "having an inward-looking manner",
      "word": "тесноград"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "zámknutyj",
      "sense": "having an inward-looking manner",
      "word": "за́мкнутый"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "having an inward-looking manner",
      "word": "tillbakadragen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "relating to the insula in the brain",
      "word": "aivosaaren"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "relating to the insula in the brain",
      "word": "insulaarinen"
    },
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "linguistics, anthropology",
      "word": "saari-"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "linguistics, anthropology",
      "word": "insulaarinen"
    }
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}

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          "ref": "1744, George Berkeley, Siris, a chain of philosophical reflections and inquiries, concerning the virtues of tar-water:",
          "text": "these insulars in general live in a gross saline air , and their vessels being less elastic are consequently less able to subdue and cast off what their bodies as sponges draw in",
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        "An islander."
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