The Only Use of
insular
in
The Call of the Wild
- During the four years since his puppyhood he had lived the life of a sated aristocrat; he had a fine pride in himself, was even a trifle egotistical, as country gentlemen sometimes become because of their insular situation.†
p. 6.6
Definitions:
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(1)
(insular) interested only in the ideas and viewpoints of your culture or small group
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
Much more rarely, insular references something as related to an island.