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   clan

   /klan/

   noun

   • 1. a close-knit group of interrelated families, especially in the Scottish Highlands: "the clan Macleod" Similar group of familiesseptgensfamilyhousedynastytribelinesibkinship group
   • ▪ a large family: "the Watts clan is one of racing's oldest families" Similar group of familiesseptgensfamilyhousedynastytribelinesibkinship group
   • ▪ a group of people with a strong common interest: "New York's garrulous clan of artists" Similar groupsetcirclecliquecoteriein-crowdfraternitybrotherhoodcommunitysocietycrowdbandringcrewfactioninformal:gangbunchrare:sodalityconfraternity

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Scottish Gaelic clann ‘offspring, family’, from Old Irish cland, from Latin planta ‘sprout’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. clanship noun

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