clan

UK
/klæn/
US
/klæn/
clannoun
clans
pl
UK
/klæn/
US
/klæn/
Translations
The Scottish clan gathered for their annual reunion.
Шотландский клан собрался на ежегодную встречу.
Additional translations
Definitions
A group of close-knit and interrelated families, especially associated with Scottish Highlanders.
The MacDonald clan gathered for their annual reunion in the Scottish Highlands.
A group of people with a strong common interest.
The gaming clan met every weekend to compete in online tournaments.
In anthropology, a group of people united by actual or perceived kinship and common descent, which may include many families.
Among many Indigenous Australian societies, the clan is the basic unit of social organization.
clanadjective
UK
/klæn/
US
/klæn/
Used attributively before another noun (e.g., "clan gathering").
Definitions
Relating to or characteristic of a clan or clans.
Clan loyalty remained strong even after the families migrated overseas.