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–noun, plural -men.

1.	a blood relative, esp. a male.

2.	a relative by marriage.

3.	a person of the same nationality or ethnic group.

[Origin: 1100–50; late OE cinnes man. See kin, 's¹, man¹

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n.

A male relative.
A man sharing the same racial, cultural, or national background as another.

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kinsman
noun
a male relative

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
ˈkinsman [ˈkinz-, ˈkinz-] nouns — plurals ˈkinsmen, ~ˈkinswomen

a man or a woman of the same family as oneself

Arabic:	قَريب، نَسيب
Chinese (Simplified):	亲属
Chinese (Traditional):	親屬
Czech:	příbuzný, příbuzná
Danish:	slægtning
Dutch:	(bloed)verwant
Estonian:	sugulane
Finnish:	sukulainen
French:	parent(e)
German:	der, *die Verwandte
Greek:	συγγενής
Icelandic:	ættingi
Indonesian:	kerabat
Italian:	parente

Japanese:	親族の男
Latvian:	radinieks; radiniece
Lithuanian:	giminaitis, giminaitė
Norwegian:	mannlig slektning; kvinnelig slektning
Polish:	krewniak
Portuguese (Brazil):	parente
Portuguese (Portugal):	parente
Romanian:	rudă
Russian:	родственник
Slovak:	príbuzný, -á
Slovenian:	sorodnik
Spanish:	pariente; parienta
Swedish:	släktingar
Turkish:	erkek, *kadın akraba

See also: kinsfolk, kin, next of kin, "kinsman" in any language

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Kinsman, IL (village, FIPS 40143) Location: 41.19056 N, 88.56974 W
Population (1990): 112 (48 housing units)
Area: 0.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 60437

Kinsman, OH Zip code(s): 44428

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Kinsman

Kins"man\, n.; pl. Kinsmen. A man of the same race or family; one related by blood.

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