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- 1. a group of close-knit and interrelated families (especially associated with families in the Scottish Highlands): "the clan Macleod"
clan | American Dictionary. noun [ C ] infml us / klæn / Add to word list. a family, esp. a large group of people who are related: Is the whole clan gathering at your house for Thanksgiving? (Definition of clan from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
A clan is an extended family. Your clan might include your parents and siblings, but also your cousins and second cousins, aunts and uncles, and grandparents. Families that are related to each other, whether through marriage or as distant cousins, are members of the same clan.
A clan is a group of people united by actual or perceived kinship and descent. Even if lineage details are unknown, a clan may claim descent from a founding member or apical ancestor who serves as a symbol of the clan's unity.
Definition of clan noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Apr 20, 2024 · clan in British English. (klæn ) noun. 1. a group of people interrelated by ancestry or marriage. 2. a group of families with a common surname and a common ancestor, acknowledging the same leader, esp among the Scots and the Irish. 3. a group of people united by common characteristics, aims, or interests.
CLAN meaning: a large group of families who are all related to each other, especially in Scotland. Learn more.
Clan, kin group used as an organizational device in many traditional societies. Membership in a clan is traditionally defined in terms of descent from a common ancestor. This descent is usually unilineal, or derived only through the male (patriclan) or the female (matriclan) line.
