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clan
[ klan ]
noun
- a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
the Mackenzie clan.
- a group of people of common descent; family:
Our whole clan got together for Thanksgiving.
- a group of people, as a clique, set, society, or party, especially as united by some common trait, characteristic, or interest:
a clan of actors and directors.
- Anthropology.
- the principal social unit of tribal organization, in which descent is reckoned exclusively in either the paternal or the maternal line.
- a group of people regarded as being descended from a common ancestor.
clan
/ æ /
noun
- a group of people interrelated by ancestry or marriage
- a group of families with a common surname and a common ancestor, acknowledging the same leader, esp among the Scots and the Irish
- a group of people united by common characteristics, aims, or interests
Other 51Թ Forms
- l adjective
- t· adjective
- ܲc noun
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of clan1
Example Sentences
Ye accused the Kardashian clan of exerting control over his children, taking offense at her alleged attempts to stop the release of a song that featured vocals from their daughter, North West.
But the Leopold clan sees a new empire of wonder-drug riches by harvesting its curative power, including the unicorn’s purple, iridescent blood and the mysterious properties of its occasionally glowing horn.
This popular tourist destination includes a clan museum, café and walled garden.
In rural provinces, strongmen wielded their own militias: in 2009, 58 were slain in a massacre ordered by a powerful clan seeking to prevent another clan challenging them in local elections.
In the end, these were two ambitious, power-hungry clans aiming to dominate Filipino politics, and there was not enough power for them to share.
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