CLANNISHNESS

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Tendency to associate with only a select group

Synonyms:

clannishness; cliquishness; exclusiveness

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("clannishness" is a kind of...):

snobbery; snobbishness; snobbism (the trait of condescending to those of lower social status)

Derivation:

clannish (befitting or characteristic of those who incline to social exclusiveness and who rebuff the advances of people considered inferior)

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