clannish

Speech parts

1. clannish - Adjective

2. clannish - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

Of or pertaining to a clan; closely united, like a clan; disposed to associate only with one's clan or clique; actuated by the traditions, prejudices, habits, etc., of a clan.

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Examples

clannish loyalty Source: Internet

Bollywood can be very clannish, and the relatives of film-industry insiders have an edge in getting coveted roles in films or being part of a film's crew. Source: Internet

The upper classes looked down on them as excessively prone to drunkenness and laziness, as clannish and untrustworthy, and especially as lacking honor and a sense of national spirit. Source: Internet

In the close knit and clannish Cornwall of the time this was sometimes at his own risk. Source: Internet

The Thames provided the major route between the City of London and Westminster in the 16th and 17th centuries; the clannish guild of watermen ferried Londoners from landing to landing and tolerated no outside interference. Source: Internet

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