Meanings of clannishness in English

Even the Scotch and the Devonians weaken a little in their clannishness.

One of the first points to be taken account of is his clannishness.

That tends to contribute to the clannishness non-Cubans sometimes complain about.

Perhaps it was the Scots clannishness that attracted them.

But the clannishness of sex has its unwritten laws.

There is all too little clannishness among us.

Then it was that that clannishness, which was his to so extraordinary a degree, asserted itself.

To understand the strength of the feeling of clannishness in this district one must reside amongst the people.

From a different point of view the qualities currently so characterized might be described as truculence and clannishness.

Grinding monopoly, harsh treatment, prejudice that drives into clannishness and race hatred-thesewill make of the Slavs a peril.

Their closeness and even clannishness made it one for all and all for one, allowing them to afford to fight.

With rare unselfishness, or, if you will, with Celtic clannishness, he did a good deal to make Oscar's name known.

This "clannishness" of Scottish business firms, past and present, used to be supposed to be crucial to their success.

He liked the American clannishness, and he sighed to think of the utter lack of family affection in his own life.

Their clannishness was inherited from their Scotch ancestors, and the wild, rugged mountains lent themselves perfectly to warfare among the clans.

To gain entrance to the class, the candidate had to be gifted with clannishness, massiveness, ferocity, unscrupulousness, and tenacity of purpose.