In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
INGROUP
clique, coterie, ingroup, inner circle, pack, camp
(noun) an exclusive circle of people with a common purpose
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
ingroup (plural ingroups)
(sociology) The social group that one belongs to.
(systematics) In cladistics, the monophyletic group that includes all taxa of interest to the current study.
Antonyms
• (systematics): outgroup
• (sociology): outgroup
Verb
ingroup (third-person singular simple present ingroups, present participle ingrouping, simple past and past participle ingrouped)
To form an ingroup.
Anagrams
• pouring, rouping
Source: Wiktionary
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