Insular
Part of speech: adjective
Definition: of, or pertaining to, an island or islands. resembling or characteristic of an island. situated on an island. separate or isolated from its surroundings. having an inward-looking outlook, or having little contact with external parties; provincial
Example sentence: 'Et Tu, Babe' was born out of my absolute certainty that a writer's life was solitary and insular, and I was happy with that. I love reading and writing; it's my whole life.
Provincial
Part of speech: adjective
Definition: Of or pertaining to province; constituting a province; as, a provincial government; a provincial dialect.Exhibiting the ways or manners of a province; characteristic of the inhabitants of a province.Not cosmopolitan; countrified; not polished; rude; hence, narrow; illiberal.Of or pertaining to Provence; Provencal.limited in outlook; narrow
Part of speech: noun
Definition: A person belonging to a province; one who is provincial.(Roman Catholic Church): A monastic superior, who, under the general of his order, has the direction of all the religious houses of the same fraternity in a given district, called a province of the order.A country bumpkin.
Example sentence: We lived in Northern Quebec, and the nearest school was thirty miles away, so my mother took on the task of home schooling me. She spoke to some friends, received some instructions from the provincial school board, and found some interesting books that perhaps I might find useful.