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clannish

adjective
 
 
/ˈklæn.ɪʃ/ disapproving

Definition

describes members of a group of people or society who are friendly to each other, but not to people outside the groupExcluding clannishly
 
 
/-li/ adverb disapproving
clannishness
 
 
/-nəs/ noun [U] disapproving
(Definition of clannish adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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