in-group

Or in·group

[in-groop]

noun

Sociology.

1. a group of people sharing similar interests and attitudes, producing feelings of solidarity, community, and exclusivity.

in-group

noun

1. sociol a highly cohesive and relatively closed social group characterized by the preferential treatment reserved for its members and the strength of loyalty between them Compare out-group

Word History and Origins

Origin of in-group¹

First recorded in 1905–10; in- ¹ + group

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