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Definition of CLAN

1
a : a Celtic group especially in the Scottish Highlands comprising a number of households whose heads claim descent from a common ancestor
b : a group of people tracing descent from a common ancestor : family
2
: a group united by a common interest or common characteristics
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Examples of CLAN

The tribe is divided into clans.
The whole clan gets together for the holidays.
Origin of CLAN

Middle English, from Scottish Gaelic clann offspring, clan, from Old Irish cland plant, offspring, from Latin planta plant
First Known Use: 15th century
Related to CLAN

Synonyms: body, bunch, circle, gang, clique, community, coterie, coven, crowd, fold, galère, klatch (also klatsch), lot, network, pack, ring, set