Meaning & use
Kinsmen
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Male relatives, or more broadly, people connected by blood, kinship, or shared heritage.
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The clan gathered its kinsmen from across the country for the annual reunion.
He considered the villagers his kinsmen, though they shared no direct blood tie.
A note on using this word
Though grammatically the plural of 'kinsman,' the word is often used broadly and inclusively to mean fellow members of a shared community or lineage.
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Words with an opposite meaning
strangers
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