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Narrow in outlook or isolated from outside ideas and influences.

adjective

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insular

The insular club rarely sought opinions from beyond its membership.
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To challenge its insular habits, the collective invited artists from several different communities to describe their work. The coordinator stressed that provincial thinking was a narrowness of outlook, not a judgment about anyone's hometown.
From Beyond the Familiar.
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