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  • 1Insular art — Insular art, also known as the Hiberno Saxon style, is the style of art produced in the post Roman history of the British Isles, and the term is also used in relation to the script used at the time. The period in which they were produced is also… …

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  • 2Insular script — was a medieval script system used in Ireland and Britain (Latin: insula , island ). It later spread to Continental Europe in centres under the influence of Celtic Christianity. It is associated with Insular art, of which most surviving examples… …

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  • 3Insular G — () is a form of the letter g resembling a tailed z, used in the British Isles. It was first used by the Irish, passed into Old English, and developed into the Middle English letter yogh; Middle English, having reborrowed the familiar Carolingian… …

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  • 4Insular Italy — refers to the macro region composed of the country s two largest islands and their respective regions, Sicily and Sardinia. The two islands are both autonomous regions with special statute due to unique historical, cultural, and linguistic… …

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  • 5Insular Vole — Conservation status Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1] …

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  • 6insular — INSULÁR, Ă, insulari, e, adj. Care se află pe o insulă; de insulă, caracteristic unei insule. ♦ (Substantivat) Locuitor al unei insule (1). – Din fr. insulaire, lat. insularis. Trimis de valeriu, 21.07.2003. Sursa: DEX 98  INSULÁR s., adj. (înv …

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  • 7Insular — In su*lar, a. [L. insularis, fr. insula island: cf. F. insulaire. See {Isle}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Of or pertaining to an island; of the nature, or possessing the characteristics, of an island; as, an insular climate, fauna, etc. [1913 Webster] 2.… …

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  • 8Insular — may be: *adjective describing an island, and by extension those who are inward looking and parochial. *Insular area of the United States. *Insular (bus company), bus company in Santa Catarina. *Insular period, historical term …

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  • 9Insular area (disambiguation) — Insular Area may refer to:*Insular area, a commonwealth, freely associated state, possession or territory controlled by the U.S. government * Insular area (biology), the region within an animal brain, containing the Insular cortex …

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  • 10Insular Mole — Conservation status Least Concern (IUCN 2.3) Scientific classification Kingdom …

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