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insular.

insular (of, pertaining to, being, or resembling an island or islands)

7 characters3 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

adj/insuˈlaɾ/[ĩn.suˈlaɾ]

  1. insular (of, pertaining to, being, or resembling an island or islands)

    feminine · masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Latin īnsula Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin -āris Latin īnsulārisbor. Spanish insular Borrowed from Latin īnsulāris. By surface analysis, ínsula + -ar.

noun/insuˈlaɾ/[ĩn.suˈlaɾ]

  1. islander

    by-personal-gender · feminine · masculine

  2. Philippine-born person of pure or majority Spanish descent

    Philippines · by-personal-gender · feminine · historical · masculine · obsolete
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Latin īnsula Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin -āris Latin īnsulārisbor. Spanish insular Borrowed from Latin īnsulāris. By surface analysis, ínsula + -ar.

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