Translations for „clannish“ in the English » German Dictionary

clan·nish [ˈklænɪʃ] ADJ pej

clannish

klüngelhaft pej

clannish

cliquenhaft pej

they're quite clannish

die sind eine eingeschworene Clique

Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

they're quite clannish

die sind eine eingeschworene Clique

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Because of this, they develop clannish relationships and long-standing personal ties.

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Subsequent political events reverted that result to a more clannish-tradition direction.

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His campaign accused the federation's management of being clannish, eliminating those who did not please it and coopting those who did.

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It's got a slightly clannish feel.

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Many are part of a bureaucracy filled with clannish people, friends, relatives, or party supporters of successful office-holders.

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As expected, they were clannish, and tended not to mix with the other ethnic groups settling the area at the same time.

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Settler pressure on land also constricted traditional tribal and clannish domains, often leading to tribal fighting.

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And to this day, they remain, shall we say, a bit clannish.

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Even in racially homogeneous societies, they pounce on those who do not share clannish commonalities with them.

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The system was plagued by servility, bootlicking, window-dressing... persecution of critics, boasting, favoritism, and clannish management.

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