Another word for clannish

clannish Synonyms

clannish

modif.

Of a clan
close, associative, akin, lineal; see alike 2, like, related 2, 3.
Unreceptive
select, insular, cliquish; see exclusive, prejudiced.

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Godoy, having the prospect of the Algarve before him, likewise offered no opposition to the advance of Napoleon's troops to the capital; and so it came about that Murat, named by Napoleon his Lieutenant in Spain, was able to enter Madrid in force and without opposition from that usually clannish populace.
The clannish attachment of the Afghans is rather to the community than to the chief.