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Definitions for: Clan
[n] group of people related by blood or marriage
Webster (1913) Definition: Clan, n. [Gael. clann offspring, descendants; akin to Ir.
clann, cland, offspring, tribe, family; perh. from L. plania
scion, slip, cutting. Cf. Plant, n.]
1. A tribe or collection of families, united under a
chieftain, regarded as having the same common ancestor,
and bearing the same surname; as, the clan of Macdonald.
``I have marshaled my clan.'' --Campbell.
2. A clique; a sect, society, or body of persons; esp., a
body of persons united by some common interest or pursuit;
-- sometimes used contemptuously.
Partidge and the rest of his clan may hoot me.
--Smolett.
The whole clan of the enlightened among us. --Burke.
Synonyms: kin, kin group, kindred, kinship group, tribe
See Also: clan member, clansman, clanswoman, family, family tree, family unit, folks, genealogy, relation, relative, social group, totem, Tribes of Israel, tribesman, Twelve Tribes of Israel
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