clan
IPA: kɫˈæn
noun
- (anthropology) A group of people all descended from a common ancestor, in fact or belief, especially when the exact genealogies are not known.
- A traditional social group of families in the Scottish Highlands having a common hereditary chieftain
- Any group defined by family ties with some sort of political unity.
- (video games) A group of players who habitually play on the same team in multiplayer games.
- A badger colony.
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Examples of "clan" in Sentences
- It is the symbol of the unity of the clan.
- It meant the proscription of the Clan Gregor.
- The Mackies of Larg were the principal family of the clan.
- The payment was typically made to the family or to the clan.
- Awl was a member of the royal family of the Warsangali clan.
- Cute Males Clan is one of the longest existing clan in the metro.
- The Polish nobleman added the name of his clan to the family name.
- His father belonged to the sun clan and he belonged to the Bluebird Clan.
- The Crab Clan is considered the least cultured or courtly of all the clans.
- The apical ancestor of Clan Urquhart was Conachar Mor, founder of the Clan.