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insular

adjective

Reveal meaning and examples

Narrow in outlook or isolated from outside ideas and influences.

The insular club rarely sought opinions from beyond its membership.

Dictionary practice example.

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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