insular
/ˈɪnsjələ(r)/adjective
उच्चारण इन्स्यलर
संकीर्ण, संकुचित सोच वाला
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disapproving
only interested in your own country, ideas, and not interested in new or different ideas or people
संकीर्ण, संकुचित सोच वाला
- an insular attitude towards outsiders
- The insular attitude of the small town made newcomers feel unwelcome.
- Critics say the committee has become insular and ignores fresh ideas from outside.
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- An insular community may find it hard to welcome new traders.
- Do not be so insular; travelling will show you how others live.
Synonyms narrow-minded parochial provincial inward-looking closed
Opposite broad-minded cosmopolitan open-minded tolerant
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technical
connected with an island or islands
द्वीप-संबंधी
- the insular climate
- Hawaii has an insular climate, with mild winters and warm summers.
- Britain's insular position has shaped its history and its trade.
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- Insular species often evolve differently from those on the mainland.
- The islanders enjoy an insular economy based on fishing and tourism.
Synonyms island
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≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling
in·su·lar
With -su- and -lar (not 'insuler').
बीच में -su- और अंत में -lar ('insuler' गलत है)।
?Which word?
Keep the narrow-minded words together: insular, parochial (interested only in your own area), provincial, blinkered (seeing only one point of view), bigoted.
संकीर्णता के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: insular, parochial (केवल अपने क्षेत्र में रुचि), provincial, blinkered (केवल एक दृष्टिकोण देखने वाला), bigoted।
⌂Word origin and word building
From the Latin insula, island: an island is cut off from others, so an insular person is cut off from new ideas.
Latin insula, द्वीप, से: द्वीप दूसरों से कटा होता है, इसलिए insular व्यक्ति नए विचारों से कटा होता है।