insular

Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary

IN'SULAR, adjective [Latin insularis, from insula, an isle.] Belonging to an isle; surrounded by water; as an insular situation. IN'SULAR, noun One who dwells in an isle.
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