Definition of clannish in English:

clannish

adjective ˈklanɪʃˈklænɪʃ

derogatory

(of a group or their activities) tending to exclude others outside the group.
they are a clannish lot with no time for foreigners
Example sentencesExamples
- Also from ancient times onward, the more tribal or clannish a society, the more resistant it is to change - and the more often pressures for modernizing reforms must come largely from outside or above.
- Basque immigrants tended to remain clannish at first, socializing with other Basques - often from the same villages in Europe - and patronizing Basque businesses.
- They are insular, cliquey and clannish.
- The English art scene in the 1950s was clannish and especially difficult for a woman to break into.
- The county is notorious for clannish thinking when it comes to the outside world.
- Early Finnish Americans had a reputation for being clannish.
- The natural reaction for humans is to be clannish.
- The people tend to be traditionally clannish in the rural areas.
- I can't stand how limited, how clannish, how narrow-minded they are!
- The clannish nature of the villagers and townspeople was evident.
- They also are seen as clannish and as a criminal menace.
- The essence of the myth is that the English are standoffish, the Welsh are clannish and only the Scots and the Irish mix with anyone.
- Highly clannish, these tribes were organized in tight kinship groups with commonly held property and a rough-and-ready sort of representative government regarding matters other than military.
- ‘People are loyal,’ he says, ‘and at the same time clannish - this is my group.’
- Borderlanders were migratory, blood thirsty, clannish, and suspicious of strangers.
- The town, with its nautical history, its foghorns, its steep bluffs and clannish folk, is quintessential Minesota.
- A decision by the often clannish management of a small firm to let in outsiders can be monumental.
- It's the clannish attitude which drove my parents and many others far from their heritage.
- Their clannish fights are the backdrop for our battles in the game.
- By 1918, there was suspicion of German Americans and other ethnic groups who were thought to be too clannish and too attached to their Old World cultures.
Synonyms
cliquey, cliquish, insular, exclusive
unfriendly, unwelcoming
narrow, parochial, provincial

Derivatives

clannishly

adverb

derogatory

Just imagine: people gossiping, using rude language and behaving clannishly - and several of them are famous!
Example sentencesExamples
- While it is true that professionals stick together clannishly, the US system is superior on paper if not on the ground.
- Many nationalities are here represented - mixed in some localities, clannishly separated in others.
- I have found that wherever I have been in the world there is an avid collection of Scots people who clannishly gather to arrange some sort of festivity on Burns night.
- Although she is an Irish Catholic, Delia has fallen in love with a Protestant, married him, and moved away from the ethnic enclave where the rest of her family clannishly resides.

clannishness

noun

derogatory

One of the most infamous examples in America of the Scottish tendency to clannishness is the Hatfield and McCoy feud of the 1880s in the Tug River Valley along the West Virginia and Kentucky border.
Example sentencesExamples
- It's just as hard to penetrate the clannishness of islanders who've lived and played apart from the world for generations.
- Finnish Americans soon developed a reputation for clannishness and hard work.
- It's a nasty world, Scorsese agrees - a world of too much passion and too little sense, of ancient blood feuds and perilous clannishness.
- There were few aircraft and few pilots but most of those pilots had been hand-picked and there was a distinct clannishness in the organization.

Rhymes

banish, mannish, Spanish, tannish, vanish

Definition of clannish in US English:

clannish

adjectiveˈklaniSHˈklænɪʃ

derogatory

(of a group or their activities) tending to exclude others outside the group.
they are a clannish lot with no time for foreigners
Example sentencesExamples
- ‘People are loyal,’ he says, ‘and at the same time clannish - this is my group.’
- They are insular, cliquey and clannish.
- Highly clannish, these tribes were organized in tight kinship groups with commonly held property and a rough-and-ready sort of representative government regarding matters other than military.
- The clannish nature of the villagers and townspeople was evident.
- By 1918, there was suspicion of German Americans and other ethnic groups who were thought to be too clannish and too attached to their Old World cultures.
- Also from ancient times onward, the more tribal or clannish a society, the more resistant it is to change - and the more often pressures for modernizing reforms must come largely from outside or above.
- Early Finnish Americans had a reputation for being clannish.
- They also are seen as clannish and as a criminal menace.
- The county is notorious for clannish thinking when it comes to the outside world.
- Borderlanders were migratory, blood thirsty, clannish, and suspicious of strangers.
- The essence of the myth is that the English are standoffish, the Welsh are clannish and only the Scots and the Irish mix with anyone.
- The natural reaction for humans is to be clannish.
- The English art scene in the 1950s was clannish and especially difficult for a woman to break into.
- A decision by the often clannish management of a small firm to let in outsiders can be monumental.
- The people tend to be traditionally clannish in the rural areas.
- The town, with its nautical history, its foghorns, its steep bluffs and clannish folk, is quintessential Minesota.
- Basque immigrants tended to remain clannish at first, socializing with other Basques - often from the same villages in Europe - and patronizing Basque businesses.
- Their clannish fights are the backdrop for our battles in the game.
- I can't stand how limited, how clannish, how narrow-minded they are!
- It's the clannish attitude which drove my parents and many others far from their heritage.
Synonyms
cliquey, cliquish, insular, exclusive

单词	clannish
释义	Definition of clannish in English: clannish adjective ˈklanɪʃˈklænɪʃ derogatory (of a group or their activities) tending to exclude others outside the group. they are a clannish lot with no time for foreigners Example sentencesExamples Also from ancient times onward, the more tribal or clannish a society, the more resistant it is to change - and the more often pressures for modernizing reforms must come largely from outside or above. Basque immigrants tended to remain clannish at first, socializing with other Basques - often from the same villages in Europe - and patronizing Basque businesses. They are insular, cliquey and clannish. The English art scene in the 1950s was clannish and especially difficult for a woman to break into. The county is notorious for clannish thinking when it comes to the outside world. Early Finnish Americans had a reputation for being clannish. The natural reaction for humans is to be clannish. The people tend to be traditionally clannish in the rural areas. I can't stand how limited, how clannish, how narrow-minded they are! The clannish nature of the villagers and townspeople was evident. They also are seen as clannish and as a criminal menace. The essence of the myth is that the English are standoffish, the Welsh are clannish and only the Scots and the Irish mix with anyone. Highly clannish, these tribes were organized in tight kinship groups with commonly held property and a rough-and-ready sort of representative government regarding matters other than military. ‘People are loyal,’ he says, ‘and at the same time clannish - this is my group.’ Borderlanders were migratory, blood thirsty, clannish, and suspicious of strangers. The town, with its nautical history, its foghorns, its steep bluffs and clannish folk, is quintessential Minesota. A decision by the often clannish management of a small firm to let in outsiders can be monumental. It's the clannish attitude which drove my parents and many others far from their heritage. Their clannish fights are the backdrop for our battles in the game. By 1918, there was suspicion of German Americans and other ethnic groups who were thought to be too clannish and too attached to their Old World cultures. Synonyms cliquey, cliquish, insular, exclusive unfriendly, unwelcoming narrow, parochial, provincial Derivatives clannishly adverb derogatory Just imagine: people gossiping, using rude language and behaving clannishly - and several of them are famous! Example sentencesExamples While it is true that professionals stick together clannishly, the US system is superior on paper if not on the ground. Many nationalities are here represented - mixed in some localities, clannishly separated in others. I have found that wherever I have been in the world there is an avid collection of Scots people who clannishly gather to arrange some sort of festivity on Burns night. Although she is an Irish Catholic, Delia has fallen in love with a Protestant, married him, and moved away from the ethnic enclave where the rest of her family clannishly resides. clannishness noun derogatory One of the most infamous examples in America of the Scottish tendency to clannishness is the Hatfield and McCoy feud of the 1880s in the Tug River Valley along the West Virginia and Kentucky border. Example sentencesExamples It's just as hard to penetrate the clannishness of islanders who've lived and played apart from the world for generations. Finnish Americans soon developed a reputation for clannishness and hard work. It's a nasty world, Scorsese agrees - a world of too much passion and too little sense, of ancient blood feuds and perilous clannishness. There were few aircraft and few pilots but most of those pilots had been hand-picked and there was a distinct clannishness in the organization. Rhymes banish, mannish, Spanish, tannish, vanish Definition of clannish in US English: clannish adjectiveˈklaniSHˈklænɪʃ derogatory (of a group or their activities) tending to exclude others outside the group. they are a clannish lot with no time for foreigners Example sentencesExamples ‘People are loyal,’ he says, ‘and at the same time clannish - this is my group.’ They are insular, cliquey and clannish. Highly clannish, these tribes were organized in tight kinship groups with commonly held property and a rough-and-ready sort of representative government regarding matters other than military. The clannish nature of the villagers and townspeople was evident. By 1918, there was suspicion of German Americans and other ethnic groups who were thought to be too clannish and too attached to their Old World cultures. Also from ancient times onward, the more tribal or clannish a society, the more resistant it is to change - and the more often pressures for modernizing reforms must come largely from outside or above. Early Finnish Americans had a reputation for being clannish. They also are seen as clannish and as a criminal menace. The county is notorious for clannish thinking when it comes to the outside world. Borderlanders were migratory, blood thirsty, clannish, and suspicious of strangers. The essence of the myth is that the English are standoffish, the Welsh are clannish and only the Scots and the Irish mix with anyone. The natural reaction for humans is to be clannish. The English art scene in the 1950s was clannish and especially difficult for a woman to break into. A decision by the often clannish management of a small firm to let in outsiders can be monumental. The people tend to be traditionally clannish in the rural areas. The town, with its nautical history, its foghorns, its steep bluffs and clannish folk, is quintessential Minesota. Basque immigrants tended to remain clannish at first, socializing with other Basques - often from the same villages in Europe - and patronizing Basque businesses. Their clannish fights are the backdrop for our battles in the game. I can't stand how limited, how clannish, how narrow-minded they are! It's the clannish attitude which drove my parents and many others far from their heritage. Synonyms cliquey, cliquish, insular, exclusive
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