clannishness
noun[U]
disapprovinguk/ˈklæn.ɪʃ.nəs/us/ˈklæn.ɪʃ.nəs/behaviourthat isfriendlyandhelpfulonly to otherpeopleinyourgroup, but not topeopleoutsidethegroup:
搞小集团的做法，拉帮结派的行为There have beencomplaintsabout the clannishness andsecretivenessof theChurch.有投诉指责该教派搞拉帮结派、遮遮掩掩的活动。
Clannishness canexistbetween differentethnicgroups.不同种族团体间会产生排外情绪。
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clannish
- There was aharmfulclannishness between the differentnationalitiesat theclub.
- Thenewcomersbecameresentfulof thelocalpopulation'salmosttribalclannishness.
- The O'Dwyers had that clannishness that made themsticktogether inspiteofpolitics.
Family: relations in general
- anti-family
- aunt
- auntie
- baby daddy
- biologically
- fatherhood
- filial
- first cousin
- fraternal
- grand-nephew
- kinsman
- kinswoman
- kith and kin
- long-lost
- loved one
- relative
- removed
- second cousin
- sib
- sibling