Definition of Clan in English :
Define Clan in English
Clan meaning in English
Meaning of Clan in English
Pronunciation of Clan in English
Clan pronunciation in English
Pronounce Clan in English
Clan
see synonyms of clanNoun
WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.
Clan
see synonyms of clannoun
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
Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers
Clan
see synonyms of clan noun
1.
an early form of social group, as in the Scottish Highlands, composed of several families claiming descent from a common ancestor, bearing the same family name, and following the same chieftain
2.
in certain primitive societies, a tribal division, usually exogamous, of matrilineal or patrilineal descent from a common ancestor
3.
a group of people with interests in common; clique; set
4. Informal
family (sense 3)
Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.
Clan
see synonyms of clann.
1. A traditional social unit in the Scottish Highlands, consisting of a number of families claiming a common ancestor and following the same hereditary chieftain.
2. A division of a tribe tracing descent from a common ancestor.
3. A large group of relatives, friends, or associates.
The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.