Definitions for CLAN
klænclan

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.5 / 2 votes

1. kin, kin group, kinship group, kindred, clan, tribenoun

   group of people related by blood or marriage

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.5 / 2 votes

1. clannoun

   A group of people all descended from a common ancestor, in fact or belief.

2. clannoun

   A traditional social group of families in the Scottish Highlands having a common hereditary chieftain

3. clannoun

   Any association of people behaving clannishly.

4. clannoun

   A group of players who habitually play on the same team in multiplayer games.

5. Etymology: From clann, from cland, from plant, from planta.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Clannoun

   Etymology: probably of Scottish original: klaan, in the Highlands, signifies children.

   1. A family; a race.

   They around the flag
   Of each his faction, in their several clans,
   Swarm populous, un-number’d. John Milton, Paradise Lost, b. ii.

   John Milton was the poetical son of Edmund Spenser, and Mr. Waller of Fairfax; for we have our lineal descents and clans as well as other families. John Dryden, Fables, Preface.

   2. A body or sect of persons, in a sense of contempt.

   Patridge and the rest of his clan may hoot me for a cheat, if I fail in any single particular. Jonathan Swift, Predictions for 1708.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Clan

   A clan is a group of people united by actual or perceived kinship and descent. Even if lineage details are unknown, clans may claim descent from founding member or apical ancestor. Clans, in indigenous societies, tend to be endogamous, meaning that their members can marry one another. Clans preceded more centralized forms of community organization and government, and exist in every country. Members may identify with a coat of arms or other symbol to show that they are an independent clan. Kinship-based groups may also have a symbolic ancestor, whereby the clan shares a "stipulated" common ancestor who serves as a symbol of the clan's unity.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. clan

   A clan is a group of people who share a common ancestry or kinship, often united by a shared family name or symbol. They usually share a sense of identity and loyalty towards one another and can be found in various cultures across the world. A clan may also refer to a close-knit group of people with a shared interest, often within a gaming context online.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:2.5 / 6 votes

1. Clannoun

   a tribe or collection of families, united under a chieftain, regarded as having the same common ancestor, and bearing the same surname; as, the clan of Macdonald

2. Clannoun

   a clique; a sect, society, or body of persons; esp., a body of persons united by some common interest or pursuit; -- sometimes used contemptuously

3. Etymology: [Gael. clann offspring, descendants; akin to Ir. clann, cland, offspring, tribe, family; perh. from L. plania scion, slip, cutting. Cf. Plant, n.]

WikidataRate this definition:3.0 / 2 votes

1. Clan

   A clan is a group of people united by actual or perceived kinship and descent. Even if lineage details are unknown, clan members may be organized around a founding member or apical ancestor. The kinship-based bonds may be symbolical, whereby the clan shares a "stipulated" common ancestor that is a symbol of the clan's unity. When this ancestor is not human, it is referred to as an animalian totem. Clans can be most easily described as tribes or sub-groups of tribes. The word clan is derived from 'clann' meaning 'family' in the Irish and Scottish Gaelic languages. The word was taken into English about 1425 as a label for the tribal nature of Irish and Scottish Gaelic society. The Gaelic term for clan is fine. Clans preceded more centralized forms of community organization and government; they are located in every country. Members may identify with a coat of arms or other symbol to show they are an independent clan. In different cultures and situations, a clan may mean the same thing as other kin-based groups, such as tribes, castes, and bands. Often, the distinguishing factor is that a clan is a smaller part of a larger society such as a tribe, a chiefdom, or a state. Examples include Irish, Scottish, Chinese, Japanese clans, Rajput clans, Nair Clan or Malayala Kshatriya Clan in India and Pakistan, which exist as kin groups within their respective nations. Note, however, that tribes and bands can also be components of larger societies. However, the early Norse clans, the ætter, cannot be translated with tribe or band, and consequently they are often translated as house or line. The Biblical tribes of Israel were composed of many clans, Arab clans are small groups within Arab society. Ojibwa bands are smaller parts of the Ojibwa tribe or people in North America, as one example of the many Native American peoples distinguished by language and culture, most having clans and bands as the basic kinship organizations. In some cases more than one tribe recognized each other's clans; for instance, both the Chickasaw and Choctaw tribes had fox and bear clans whose membership could supersede the tribe.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Clan

   klan, n. a tribe or collection of families subject to a single chieftain, bearing the same surname, and supposed to have a common ancestor: a clique, sect: a collective name for a number of persons or things.—adj. Clan′nish, closely united, like the members of a clan.—adv. Clan′nishly.—ns. Clan′nishness; Clan′ship, association of families under a chieftain: feeling of loyalty to a clan; Clans′man, a member of a clan. [Gael. clann, offspring, tribe—L. planta, a shoot.]

The Nuttall EncyclopediaRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. Clan

   a tribe of blood relations descended from a common ancestor, ranged under a chief in direct descent from him, and having a common surname, as in the Highlands of Scotland; at bottom a military organisation for defensive and predatory purposes.

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1. CLAN

   What does CLAN stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the CLAN acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. CLAN

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Clan is ranked #107669 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Clan surname appeared 165 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Clan.
   
   88.4% or 146 total occurrences were White.
   3.6% or 6 total occurrences were Asian.
   3.6% or 6 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
   3% or 5 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.

Matched Categories

1. • Social Group

How to pronounce CLAN?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say CLAN in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of CLAN in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of CLAN in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of CLAN in a Sentence

1. Patricia Bullrich:

   We were able to establish that this was part of a mafia clan that had planned the attack since 5 a.m..

2. Patricia Bullrich:

   A case has been resolved, if it hadnt been resolved, it would mean a profound political crisis because there is a member of the lower house of Congress fighting for his life after suffering an attack from a mafia clan that didnt hesitate to kill a person for personal issues.

3. Janet Comenos:

   I think we've actually seen that the Kardashians clan in general does not score super high in terms of consumer approval, trust is one of the core tenants of our consumer approval metric and that can lead to lesser results with their campaigns because people think that they're just kind of slapping their name on any brand.

4. Yegor Sobolev:

   Groysman is very dependent on Poroshenko, any large-scale reforms will be out of the question. They will try and preserve the status quo for Poroshenko's clan and the arrival of Groysman will mean a significant broadening of the influence of the Poroshenko clan on executive power.

5. Victor Cha:

   Clearly, an effort to slow-track her on to becoming somebody who is important within the system, there really aren't many bodies left to carry on the sort of Kim clan rule.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=CLAN
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Clan
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=CLAN
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clan
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/CLAN
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=CLAN
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=CLAN
9. ^ The Nuttall Encyclopedia
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/12342/pg12342-images.html#Clan
10. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
    https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html