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   Clan

   /klan/

   

   noun

   • 1. a group of close-knit and interrelated families (especially associated with families in the Scottish Highlands): "the clan Macleod" Similar group of familiesseptgensfamilyhousedynastytribelinesibkinship group
   • ▪ a family, especially a large one: "the Kennedy clan gathered for the celebration" 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

   Scrabble Points: 6

   • C

     3

   • L

     1

   • A

     1

   • N

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