clannish

adj.

1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of a clan.
2. Inclined to cling together as a group and exclude outsiders.

clannishly clan'nish·ly adv.
clannishness clan'nish·ness n.

adj

Definition: exclusive, select
Antonyms: friendly, open, welcoming

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IN BRIEF: Sticking together as a group.

They were rather clannish about their ideas for the park.

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The adjective has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: characteristic of a clan especially in being unified

Meaning #2: befitting or characteristic of those who inclined to social exclusiveness and who rebuff the advances of people considered inferior
  Synonyms: cliquish, clubby, snobbish, snobby

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - med familiesammenhold, klan-

Nederlands (Dutch)
behorend tot een clan, kliekerig

Français (French)
adj. - fermé, qui a l'esprit de clan

Deutsch (German)
adj. - Sippen-, zusammenhaltend, klüngelnd

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - αφοσιωμένος στη φυλή ή πατριά, (μτφ.) διεπόμενος από ομαδικό πνεύμα

Italiano (Italian)
del clan

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - relativo a clã, privativo, intimamente ligado

Русский (Russian)
клановый, держащийся своего клана/группы

Español (Spanish)
adj. - exclusivista, que tiene espíritu de clan

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - klanartad, klan-

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
氏族的, 团结心很强的, 党派的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 氏族的, 團結心很強的, 黨派的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 당파적인, 배타적인

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 党派的な, 排他的な

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) متعصب لعشيرته أو جماعته‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮שבטי, כיתתי, עדתי‬

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