Clan
Word | CLAN |
Character | 4 |
Hyphenation | clan |
Pronunciations | /klæn/ |
Definitions and meanings of "Clan"
What do we mean by clan?
A traditional social unit in the Scottish Highlands, consisting of a number of families claiming a common ancestor and following the same hereditary chieftain. noun
A division of a tribe tracing descent from a common ancestor. noun
A large group of relatives, friends, or associates. noun
A race; a family; a tribe; an association of persons under a chieftain; especially, such a family or tribe among the Highlanders of Scotland. noun
Figuratively, a clique, sect, set, society, or body of persons closely united by some common interest or pursuit, and supposed to have a spirit of exclusiveness toward others. noun
Synonyms Tribe, Race, etc. See people. noun
A social unit in a tribe in which descent is reckoned in the maternal line; a group of people supposed to be descended from a common ancestor, descent being reckoned in the female line. In this sense it is opposed to gens, the social unit in a tribe in which descent is reckoned in the paternal line. noun
A tribe or collection of families, united under a chieftain, regarded as having the same common ancestor, and bearing the same surname. noun
A clique; a sect, society, or body of persons; esp., a body of persons united by some common interest or pursuit; -- sometimes used contemptuously. noun
A group of people all descended from a common ancestor, in fact or belief. noun
A traditional social group of families in the Scottish Highlands having a common hereditary chieftain noun
Any association of people behaving clannishly. noun
A group of players who habitually play on the same team in multiplayer games. noun
Group of people related by blood or marriage noun
A group of people all descended from a common ancestor, in fact or belief.
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.
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