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The meaning of Clannish

Clannish – definition

adjective

(of a group or their activities) tending to exclude others outside the group.

Usage examples:

They are a clannish lot with no time for foreigners

Synonims:

CliqueyCliquishInsularExclusiveUnfriendlyUnwelcomingNarrowParochialProvincial
adjective

Used to describe members of a group of people or society who are friendly to each other, but not to people outside the group

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Clannish, Kliekerig

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Clannish, Attaché, Qui a l'esprit de clique

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Clannish, Stammesbewusst, Klüngelhaft

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Clannish, जातिगत, जातीय, प्रजातीय, पैतृक, जाति-संबंधी, ख़ानदानी

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Clannish, 씨족의, 당파적인

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Clannish, Клановый, Родовой, Ограниченный, Замкнутый, Обособленный, Приверженный к своему клану, Приверженный к своему роду

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Clannish, Exclusivista, Exclusivo, Con fuerte sentimiento de tribu

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Clannish – similar words

clannishness

noun

Behaviour that is friendly and helpful only to other people in your group, but not to people outside the group

Usage examples:

There have been complaints about the clannishness and secretiveness of the church., clannishness ca…
All meanings and translations of Clannishness

Clannish synonims

cliquey

adjective

(of a group or place) tending to form or hold exclusive groups and so not welcoming to outsiders.

Usage examples:

A lot of boys grew up together, and the school was cliquey
adjective

Behaving like a clique, not making other people feel welcome

Usage examples:

I decided not to join the tennis club because i found it very cliquey.
All meanings and translations of Cliquey

cliquish

adjective

(of a group or place) tending to form or hold exclusive groups and so not welcoming to outsiders.

Usage examples:

A notoriously cliquish political club
adjective

Behaving like a clique, not making other people feel welcome

Usage examples:

I decided not to join the tennis club because i found it very cliquey.
All meanings and translations of Cliquish

exclusive

adjective

Excluding or not admitting other things.

Usage examples:

An exclusive focus on success and making money
noun

An item or story published or broadcast by only one source.

Usage examples:

The three media outlets that have broadcast or published exclusives about torture at abu ghraib - c…
adjective

Limited to only one person or group of people

Usage examples:

The pool is for the exclusive use of residents of springfield., an exclusive club
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insular

adjective

Ignorant of or uninterested in cultures, ideas, or peoples outside one's own experience.

Usage examples:

A stubbornly insular farming people
All meanings and translations of Insular

narrow

adjective

Of small width in relation to length.

Usage examples:

He made his way down the narrow road
verb

Become or make less wide.

Usage examples:

The road narrowed and crossed an old bridge
noun

A narrow channel connecting two larger areas of water.

Usage examples:

There was a car ferry across the narrows of loch long
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parochial

pəˈrəʊ.ki.əl

adjective

Relating to a church parish.

Usage examples:

The parochial church council
adjective

Relating to a parish (= an area that has its own church or priest)

Usage examples:

Parochial boundaries
adjective

Showing interest only in a narrow range of matters, especially those that directly affect yourself, your town, or your country

Usage examples:

A parochial view/opinion, although it's just a local paper, it somehow manages not to be too paroch…
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provincial

adjective

Of or concerning a province of a country or empire.

Usage examples:

Provincial elections
noun

An inhabitant of a province of a country or empire.

Usage examples:

Augustine was a local boy who made good, a provincial from the southern edge of fourth-century roma…
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unfriendly

adjective

Not friendly.

Usage examples:

She shot him an unfriendly glance
All meanings and translations of Unfriendly

unwelcoming

adjective

Having an inhospitable or uninviting quality.

Usage examples:

Jean crept into her cold and unwelcoming bed
adjective

Not making a guest or visitor feel happy, comfortable, or wanted

Usage examples:

The house was damp and unwelcoming.
All meanings and translations of Unwelcoming

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