adayaada

Turkish - English

Definition of adayaada in Turkish English dictionary

insular

Situated on an island

There now is your insular city of the Manhattoes, belted round by wharves as Indian isles by coral reefs.

Of, pertaining to, being, or resembling an island or islands

With these he held undisputed sway over his insular domains, and carried on intercourse with the chiefs or governors whom he had placed in command of the several islands.

Having an inward-looking, standoffish, or withdrawn manner

Harriet was fretful and insular. Miss Abbott was pleasant, and insisted on praising everything.

Separate or isolated from the surroundings; having little interaction with external parties; provincial

e had a fine pride in himself, was even a trifle egotistical, as country gentlemen sometimes become because of their insular situation.

pertaining to an island

{i} resident of an island, islander

separate or isolated from its surroundings

{s} pertaining to an island; living or located on an island; isolated; narrow-minded

narrowly restricted in outlook or scope; "little sympathy with parocial mentality"; "insular attitudes toward foreigners"

disapproval If you say that someone is insular, you are being critical of them because they are unwilling to meet new people or to consider new ideas. the old image of the insular, xenophobic Brit. + insularity in·su·lar·ity But at least they have started to break out of their old insularity

An islander

narrowly restricted in outlook or scope; "little sympathy with parocial mentality"; "insular attitudes toward foreigners" suggestive of the isolated life of an island; "an exceedingly insular man; so deeply private as to seem inaccessible to the scrutiny of a novelist"- Leonard Michaels relating to or characteristic of or situated on an island; "insular territories"; "Hawaii's insular culture

Either of an island, or suggestive of the isolated condition of an island

resembling or characteristic of an island

having an inward-looking outlook, or having little contact with external parties; provincial

of, or pertaining to, an island or islands

Of or pertaining to the people of an island; narrow; circumscribed; illiberal; contracted; as, insular habits, opinions, or prejudices

Of or pertaining to an island; of the nature, or possessing the characteristics, of an island; as, an insular climate, fauna, etc

relating to or characteristic of or situated on an island; "insular territories"; "Hawaii's insular culture"

Hyphenation

a·da·ya·a·da