strong feeling of kinship

  • 1kinship — kin|ship [ kın,ʃıp ] noun singular or uncount FORMAL 1. ) the fact of being related to someone: He claimed kinship with the one of the Scottish clans. 2. ) a strong feeling of being connected with another person or group of people: Many Russians… …

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  • 2kinship — UK [ˈkɪnʃɪp] / US [ˈkɪnˌʃɪp] noun [singular/uncountable] 1) a strong feeling of being connected with another person or group of people Many Russians felt a kinship with their fellow Slavs, the Serbs. 2) the fact of being related to someone …

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