Clan (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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noun
  1. a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor: the Mackenzie clan.
  2. a group of people of common descent; family: Our whole clan got together for Thanksgiving.
  3. a group of people, as a clique, set, society, or party, especially as united by some common trait, characteristic, or interest: a clan of actors and directors.
  4. Anthropology.
    • the principal social unit of tribal organization, in which descent is reckoned exclusively in either the paternal or the maternal line.
    • a group of people regarded as being descended from a common ancestor.
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 (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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