1. (anatomy) a region of the cerebral cortex
   "The insula plays a role in consciousness and emotion regulation"
    
2. (Roman architecture) a multi-story apartment building in ancient Rome, typically housing the lower and middle classes; also, a city block in ancient Roman urban planning
   "The narrow streets of ancient Rome were lined with insulae"; "Archaeologists uncovered the remains of a well-preserved insula in Ostia"

Sounds like: instillation, installatsula, ins

Derived forms: insulae

Encyclopedia: Insula