insular community
Closed-off social circle
An insular community is a group of people isolated from outside influences, whether by geography, culture, or choice.
The term often carries negative connotations—suggesting closed-mindedness or resistance to new ideas: The insular community rejected outsiders and their ways.
Island communities are literally insular; religious sects and tight-knit ethnic enclaves are figuratively so.
- close-knitStrongly united group
- inward-lookingFocused on oneself
- ethnocentricFavoring one's own culture
- gossipInformal talk spreading rumors
- monoculturalOf one culture only
archipelago · subsistence farming · xenophobia · enclave · barter economy · sectarian · isolationism · self-reliant · interdependent · parochial · tight-knit · family ties · blood ties · everybody knows everybody · small town · homogeneous · indigenous · groupthink
insular communityopen society
Society permitting free inquiry
cosmopolitan city · global village · melting pot · inclusive society · border town
insular communitydiverse community
Group with varied members
multicultural community · melting pot · immigrant community · cultural mosaic · rainbow nation
insular communityglobal community
Humanity viewed as interconnected
gateway city · hub · metropolitan area · urban center · international community
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