Hypertext Webster Gateway: "clannish"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Clannish \Clan"nish\, a.
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. -- {Clan"nish*ly}, adv. -- {Clan"nish*ness}, n.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
clannish
adj 1: characteristic of a clan especially in being unified;
"clannish loyalty"
2: befitting or characteristic of those who inclined to social
exclusiveness and who rebuff the advances of people
considered inferior [syn: {cliquish}, {clubby}, {snobbish},
{snobby}]
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