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Definitions for Clan

[1] a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor: the Mackenzie clan.
[2] a group of people of common descent; family: Our whole clan got together for Thanksgiving.
[3] 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.
[4] 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.
[5] a group of people interrelated by ancestry or marriage
[6] a group of families with a common surname and a common ancestor, acknowledging the same leader, esp among the Scots and the Irish
[7] a group of people united by common characteristics, aims, or interests

Words related to Clan

tribe, faction, society, sect, band, mob, gang, sodality, set, group, crowd, coterie, club, house, outfit, crew, crush, race, folks, organization

Words nearby Clan

clampdown, clamper, clamshell, clamshell door, clamworm, clan, clancy, clandestine, clang, clang association, clanger

Origin of Clan

1375–1425; late Middle English (Scots ) < Scots Gaelic clann < Old Irish cland offspring < Latin planta scion, plant, perhaps directly < British Celtic; compare Welsh plant children

Other words from Clan

clan·less , adjective
in·ter·clan , adjective
sub·clan , noun

Word origin for Clan

C14: from Scottish Gaelic clann family, descendants, from Latin planta sprout, plant 1

Synonyms for Clan

band, faction, gang, mob, sect, society, tribe, association, bunch, club, coterie, crew, crowd, crush, folks, group, house, insiders, kinfolks, moiety, organization, outfit, race, ring, set, sodality, stock