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Clannish

adj

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or related to a clan.
  2. 2
    Socially exclusive.

    "Gendrot describes a “clannish” system that ensures officers close ranks to protect their own, leading to a sense of impunity."

Adjective
  1. 1
    befitting or characteristic of those who incline to social exclusiveness and who rebuff the advances of people considered inferior wordnet
  2. 2
    characteristic of a clan especially in being unified wordnet

Etymology

From clan + -ish.

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