clan en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /klan/ (British, Northern-England, Scotland, Southern, Standard, Wales)
- /klæn/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
- (US) audio
- /klɛn/ (New-Zealand)
Etymology
Borrowed from Irish clann (“offspring, children of the family”) and Scottish Gaelic clann, both from Old Irish cland, borrowed from Old Welsh plant, itself borrowed from Latin planta (“shoot, offspring”). Doublet of plant and planta.
Meanings
- (collective) A group of people all descended from a common ancestor, in fact or belief, especially when the exact genealogies are not known.
- (Scotland, collective) A traditional social group of families in the Scottish Highlands having a common hereditary chieftain.
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(collective) Any group defined by family ties with some sort of political unity.
As a rule, you see, I'm not lugged into Family Rows. On the occasions when Aunt is calling to Aunt like mastodons bellowing across primeval swamps and Uncle James's letter about Cousin Mabel's peculiar behaviour is being shot round the family circle... the clan has a tendency to ignore me.
1923, P.G. Wodehouse, The Inimitable Jeeves:Holonym: nation
Near-synonym: canton (uncommon outside of certain dialects)
- (Malaysia, collective) Any group defined by family ties with some sort of political unity. ▸ traditional main matrilineal subunit of the Minangkabau people (suku) esp. in Negeri Sembilan
- (collective) A group of players who habitually play on the same team in multiplayer games.
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(collective) A group of badgers.
One fascinating, but not entirely unexpected, finding from my semi-captive clan of badgers is that any aggression between the individuals builds up to a horrible crescendo if their food gets scarce.
2019, Prof. Hans Kruuk, The Call of Carnivores, Pelagic Publishing:it might support a clan of badgers willing to share, although not necessarily to compromise, their individual food security to gain the advantage of reduced food defence costs.
2022, David Macdonald, Chris Newman, The Badgers of Wytham Woods:if the clan of badgers next door isn't marking its boundaries
2017, Stephan Price, Thinking Through Badgers, Vernon Press, page 246:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| clans | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
tribe · lineage · kindred · tribe · kindred
Deriveds
clanspeak · clansman · multiclan · clanship · clanny · clan endogamy · clanswoman · clanmate · clanless · interclan · matriclan · patriclan · clannish · subclan · Klan · clannism · clannist · clanfellow · Ku Klux Klan · intraclan · clan control · Palatkwapi clans · clan mate · clansperson · clansfolk
Descendants
klan · клан · klan · clã · clan · klan · clan · clan · clan · Clan · clan · clan · clan · klan · klan
Hyponyms
Relateds
Synonyms
Translations (129)
gl clan (group having common ancestor) · sl klan (group having common ancestor) · io klano (group having common ancestor) · mh bwij (group having common ancestor) · tr boy (group having common ancestor) · ja 一族 (group having common ancestor) · tl angkan (group having common ancestor) · cy claniau (group having common ancestor) · ha zuriya (group having common ancestor) · mi matawaka (group having common ancestor) · ne कुल (group having common ancestor) · bua яһан (group having common ancestor) · id klan (group having common ancestor) · mnc ᡶᠠᠯᡤᠠ (group having common ancestor) · ps خېل (group having common ancestor) · nn klan (group having common ancestor) · bua обог (group having common ancestor) · kk ұқ (group having common ancestor) · cv йӑх (group having common ancestor) · gd cinneadh (group having common ancestor) · ae 𐬬𐬍𐬯 (group having common ancestor) · xcl զարմ (group having common ancestor) · hy ցեղ (group having common ancestor) · sh svojta (group having common ancestor) · srn lo (group having common ancestor) · la familia (group having common ancestor) · mr क्लॅन (group of players who habitually play on the same team in multiplayer games) · uk рід (group having common ancestor) · hi खानदान (group having common ancestor) · peo 𐎻𐎰 (group having common ancestor) · uz urugʻ (group having common ancestor) · sq farë (group having common ancestor) · pl klan (group having common ancestor) · shi afus (group having common ancestor) · de Sippe (group having common ancestor) · zdj mɓa (group having common ancestor) · cs klan (group having common ancestor) · ja クラン (group having common ancestor) · ba ырыу (group having common ancestor) · gd clann (group having common ancestor) · be клан (group having common ancestor) · pt clã (group of players who habitually play on the same team in multiplayer games) · eu jas (group having common ancestor) · mh jowi (matrilineal) (group having common ancestor) · sh bratstvo (group having common ancestor) · bua отог (group of relatives with some degree of political organization) · ja 一門 (group having common ancestor) · bg род (group having common ancestor) · vo dafamül (group having common ancestor) · nl stam (group having common ancestor) · bua омог (group having common ancestor) · ru род (group having common ancestor) · sah ийэ ууһа (group having common ancestor) · cs rod (group having common ancestor) · cmn 氏族 (group having common ancestor) · az qəbilə (group having common ancestor) · tr kabile (group having common ancestor) · kk тұқым (group having common ancestor) · he חמולה (group having common ancestor) · ja 氏族 (group having common ancestor) · mk род (group having common ancestor) · sh rod (group having common ancestor) · nb klan (group having common ancestor) · vi thị tộc (group having common ancestor) · txb kottär (group having common ancestor) · la gens (group having common ancestor) · mi hapū (group having common ancestor) · xcl ցեղ (group having common ancestor) · sv klan (group having common ancestor) · th โคตร (group having common ancestor) · bg клан (group having common ancestor) · eo klano (group having common ancestor) · nl clan (group having common ancestor) · ga clann (group having common ancestor) · sah аҕа ууһа (group having common ancestor) · ky уруу (group having common ancestor) · sv stam (group having common ancestor) · nay laklinyeri (group having common ancestor) · uk клан (group having common ancestor) · mi mātāwaka (group having common ancestor) · pa گوت (group having common ancestor) · tpi pisin (group having common ancestor) · atv ук (group having common ancestor) · ru клан (group of players who habitually play on the same team in multiplayer games) · kk ру (group having common ancestor) · cmn 一族 (group having common ancestor) · nl sibbe (group having common ancestor) · xcl տոհմ (group having common ancestor) · tg қавм (group having common ancestor) · pt clã (group having common ancestor) · ru клан (group having common ancestor) · uga 𐎜𐎎𐎚 (group having common ancestor) · sq fis (group having common ancestor) · pl klan (group of players who habitually play on the same team in multiplayer games) · mk клан (group having common ancestor) · sk klan (group having common ancestor) · nv dóoneʼé (group having common ancestor) · es clan (group having common ancestor) · sah уус (group having common ancestor) · pl ród (group having common ancestor) · ka კლანი (group having common ancestor) · ja 一家 (group having common ancestor) · fa قبیله (group having common ancestor) · ybe oruɣ (group having common ancestor) · ko 씨족 (group having common ancestor) · ky урук (group having common ancestor) · hy տոհմ (group having common ancestor) · fa ویس (group having common ancestor) · fi klaani (group having common ancestor) · fa طایفه (group having common ancestor) · da klan (group of relatives with some degree of political organization) · sh zadruga (group having common ancestor) · hu klán (group having common ancestor) · ar عَشِيرَة (group having common ancestor) · mr कूळ (group having common ancestor) · da klan (group having common ancestor) · sq farefis (group having common ancestor) · cs klan (group of players who habitually play on the same team in multiplayer games) · alt ук (group having common ancestor) · pa ਗੋਤ (group having common ancestor) · tg қабила (group having common ancestor) · de Clan (group having common ancestor) · sk rod (group having common ancestor) · hi वंश (group having common ancestor) · cy clan (group having common ancestor) · it clan (group having common ancestor) · be род (group having common ancestor) · cmn 家族 (group having common ancestor) · tk urug (group having common ancestor)