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noun
- 1. a group of close-knit and interrelated families (especially associated with families in the Scottish Highlands): "the clan Macleod"
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.
clan. noun [ C, + sing/pl verb ] us / klæn / uk / klæn / Add to word list. a group of families, especially in Scotland, who originally came from the same family and have the same name. informal. a large family, or a group of people who share the same interest: Is/Are the whole clan coming to visit you for Christmas?
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.
2 days ago · 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.
Definition of clan noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
: a large group of people who are related. The tribe is divided into clans. rival clans. People in clans often have the same last name. the McDonald clan. 2. informal : a large family. The whole clan gets together for the holidays. 3. informal : a group of people who are similar or who are interested in the same thing.
Meaning of clan – Learner’s Dictionary. clan. noun [ C ] uk / klæn / us. Add to word list Add to word list. a large group of families who are all related to each other, especially in Scotland. (Definition of clan from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of clan. in Chinese (Traditional)
