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1. (n.) clan
a group of families or households among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor.
2. clan
a group of people of common descent; family:
Our whole clan gathers for Thanksgiving.
3. clan
a clique, party, or other group united by some common interest.
Etymology: (1375–1425; late ME (Scots) < ScotGael clann, OIr cland offspring < L planta scion, plant)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) kin, kin group, kinship group, kindred, clan, tribe
group of people related by blood or marriage
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) clan
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. (noun) clan
a clique; a sect, society, or body of persons; esp., a body of persons united by some common interest or pursuit; -- sometimes used contemptuously
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The Nuttall Encyclopedia |
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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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Sense: a tribe or group of families (especially Scottish) under a single chief, usually all having one surname.
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 Afrikaans: stam |
 Arabic: عَشيرَه، قَبيلَه |
 Bulgarian: клан |
 Brazilian: clã |
 Czech: klan, rod |
 German: die Sippe |
 Danish: klan |
 Greek: φάρα, φατρία |
 Spanish: clan |
 Estonian: klann |
 Farsi: خاندان؛ طایفه |
 Finnish: klaani |
 French: clan |
 Hebrew: שֶׁבֶט |
 Hindi: जाति |
 Croatian: klan, rod |
 Hungarian: klán |
 Indonesian: klan, marga |
 Icelandic: ættflokkasamtök |
 Italian: clan |
 Japanese: 一族 |
 Korean: 씨족 |
 Lithuanian: klanas |
 Latvian: klans;ģints |
 Malay: suku kaum |
 Dutch: clan |
 Norwegian: klan,ætt, stamme |
 Polish: klan |
 Persian: خاندان؛ طایفه |
 Pashto: خاندان |
 Portuguese: clA |
 Romanian: clan |
 Russian: клан; род |
 Slovak: klan |
 Slovenian: pleme, rodbina |
 Serbian: klan |
 Swedish: klan |
 Thai: เผ่า; ตระกูล |
 Turkish: kabile, klan |
 Taiwanese: 蘇格蘭高地人的氏族，部族 |
 Ukrainian: клан, рід |
 Urdu: قبیلہ ، نسل |
 Vietnamese: thị tộc |
 Chinese: 苏格兰高地人的氏族，部族 |
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