clannish

clan·nish  (klnsh)

adj.

1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of a clan.

2. Inclined to cling together as a group and exclude outsiders.

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clannish·ly adv.

clannish·ness n.

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clannish [ˈklænɪʃ]

adj

1. (Social Science / Anthropology & Ethnology) of or characteristic of a clan

2. tending to associate closely within a limited group to the exclusion of outsiders; cliquish

clannishly  adv

clannishness  n

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	clannish - characteristic of a clan especially in being unified; "clannish loyalty" joint - united or combined; "a joint session of Congress"; "joint owners"
	2.	clannish - befitting or characteristic of those who incline to social exclusiveness and who rebuff the advances of people considered inferior cliquish, snobbish, snobby, clubby private - confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy; "a private place"; "private discussions"; "private lessons"; "a private club"; "a private secretary"; "private property"; "the former President is now a private citizen"; "public figures struggle to maintain a private life"

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clannish

adjective cliquish, select, narrow, exclusive, sectarian, unfriendly, insular Teenagers can be clannish and cruel in their exclusion of others who are `different'.

Translations

clannish [ˈklænɪʃ] ADJ → exclusivista, con fuerte sentimiento de tribu

clannish [ˈklænɪʃ] adj (= cliquey) [group, family] → fermé(e)

clannish

adj group → klüngelhaft, verfilzt (inf); person → cliquenbewusst; the office staff became unbearably clannish → im Büro entwickelte sich eine unerträgliche Cliquenwirtschaft

clannish [ˈklænɪʃ] (pej) adj (group) → chiuso/a; (person) → selettivo/a

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clannish [ˈklænɪʃ] (pej) adj (group) → chiuso/a; (person) → selettivo/a