clannish
/ˈklæn.ɪʃ/
clannish adjective: of or related to a clan.
Adjective
clannish (comparative more clannish, superlative most clannish)
- Of or related to a clan.
- Socially exclusive.
- Gendrot describes a “clannish” system that ensures officers close ranks to protect their own, leading to a sense of impunity.2020 September 3, Kim Willsher, “French reporter who joined police exposes racism and violence”, in The Guardian, →ISSN
- Synonyms:
- clanny
clannish meaning in Bengali and Malayalam
clannish in Bengali
- বংশ সম্পর্কিত, সামাজিকভাবে একচেটিয়া
clannish in Malayalam
- cliquey, cliquish, insular
- ഗോത്രചിന്തവച്ചു പുലർത്തുന്ന, സങ്കുചിതമായ മനസ്ഥിതിയുള്ള, ഇടുങ്ങിയ കാഴ്ചപ്പാടുള്ള, പരമകക്ഷിമനോഭാവത്തോടുകൂടിയ, അന്യപ്രവേശനമില്ലാത്ത, കുറച്ചുപേരുടെ കുത്തകയായ
Synonyms of clannish
Forms of clannish
| comparative | more clannish |
|---|---|
| superlative | most clannish |
Origin of clannish
From clan + -ish.
Words formed from clannish
Words that rhyme with clannish
Questions about clannish
- What does clannish mean?
- Clannish means of or related to a clan.
- What is clannish in Bengali?
- Clannish in Bengali is বংশ সম্পর্কিত, সামাজিকভাবে একচেটিয়া. See Clannish meaning in Bengali.
- What part of speech is clannish?
- Clannish is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce clannish?
- Clannish is pronounced /ˈklæn.ɪʃ/ (UK).
Words near clannish in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: clannish (page history and authors); clannish (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); clannish (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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