clan

Meaning

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

family

family line

kin group

kinship group

line of descent

by extension

large family

Frequency

Pronounced as (IPA)

/klæn/

Borrowed from Irish clann (“offspring, children of the family”) and Scottish Gaelic clann, both from Old Irish cland, borrowed from Old Welsh plant, itself borrowed from Latin planta (“shoot, offspring”). Doublet of plant and planta.

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