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Definition of Clan
1. Noun. Group of people related by blood or marriage.
Exact synonyms: Kin, Kin Group, Kindred, Kinship Group, Tribe
Generic synonyms: Social Group
Specialized synonyms: Mishpachah, Mishpocha, Family, Family Unit, Folks, Family Tree, Genealogy, Totem, Tribes Of Israel, Twelve Tribes Of Israel
Member holonyms: Relation, Relative, Clan Member, Clansman, Clanswoman, Tribesman
Derivative terms: Kin, Kinship, Kindred, Tribal
Generic synonyms: Social Group
Specialized synonyms: Mishpachah, Mishpocha, Family, Family Unit, Folks, Family Tree, Genealogy, Totem, Tribes Of Israel, Twelve Tribes Of Israel
Member holonyms: Relation, Relative, Clan Member, Clansman, Clanswoman, Tribesman
Derivative terms: Kin, Kinship, Kindred, Tribal
Definition of Clan
1. n. 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.
Definition of Clan
1. Noun. (anthropology) A group of people all descended from a common ancestor, in fact or belief. ¹
2. Noun. A traditional social group of families in the Scottish Highlands having a common hereditary chieftain ¹
3. Noun. Any association of people behaving clannishly. ¹
4. Noun. (video games) A group of players who habitually play on the same team in multiplayer games. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Clan
1. a united group of families [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Clan
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