clan

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English

Etymology

From Scottish Gaelic clann (“progeny, race”), from Old Irish cland, apparently from Latin planta (“shoot, offspring”).

Pronunciation

Noun

clan (plural clans)

  1. (anthropology) A group of people all descended from a common ancestor, in fact or belief.
  2. A traditional social group of families in the Scottish Highlands having a common hereditary chieftain
  3. Any association of people behaving clannishly.
  4. (video games) A group of players who habitually play on the same team in multiplayer games.

Derived terms

Galician

Noun

clan m. (plural clans)

  1. clan

Synonyms

Italian

Noun

clan m. inv.

  1. clan
  2. team
  3. gang

Spanish

Noun

clan m. (plural clanes)

  1. clan

 

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