clan
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- noun
- /klæn/
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clan
- Gregor McGregor was born into this highland Scottish clan, the Clan Gregor.
- clan member
- families and clans
- clans and lineages
He was still part of that clan, you know, right.
- He was still part of that clan, you know, right.
- His clan, I guess Sword Clan dropped him.
- Maybe five months later, he quit the clan based on that conversation.
- And as man slays man and clans fall apart.
- You know, we, we join clans or tribes.
- Technocrats, Shanghai clan, Beijing, you name it.
- The Irish clans, or was it the Scottish clans?
- No, his thing was he left the clan to found the N AA WP.
- Don't forget to look me up and join my Vikings clan under my nickname BBP.
- Lady Gaga has also joined the clan of makeup.
- Anyway, the Lachlan clan still exists, still has a chief.
- And then we get these sort of clan type structures.
- Now, you mentioned that the clan guy, you were buddies with him.
- We then went to the phase clan party for Phase Rug, which got.
- And so we all have a lot of head of clan DNA in US.
Examples
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We've all descended from a common little clan of of people.
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Anyway, the Lachlan clan still exists, still has a chief.
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Maybe five months later, he quit the clan based on that conversation.
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But the Foot Clan will rise again.
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If there were to be a breaking of the clan, it would be now.
Fiction book (1990) -
The life savings of the entire clan.
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The Conner clan has been waiting for this moment for 18 years.
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l'm the head of the clan now!
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Human beings live not as isolated individuals, but in families, kinship groups, clans, and various forms of political association.
Academic text (2008) -
The Conner clan has been waiting for this moment for 18 years.
Synonyms
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A group of people who share the same family background, language, and customs
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People who are related by blood or marriage
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A society organized by groups of related families with traditional customs
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A group of people who are related by blood or marriage
A group of people who are related by blood or marriage
A group of people related by blood or marriage like an extended family
Compounds
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A person who belongs to a group with the same family background or shared interests
How Close-knit
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word clan comes from the Gaelic word clann, which meant 'children' or 'family'. So a clan is like a large family or group of people who are related and who share a strong identity, especially in Scotland.