clan

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Derived terms 1.3.2 Translations 2 Italian 2.1 Noun 3 Spanish 3.1 Noun

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From Scottish Gaelic clann (“‘progeny, race’”), from Old Irish cland, apparently from Latin planta (“‘shoot, offspring’”).

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /klæn/, SAMPA: /kl{n/
• Rhymes: -æn

[edit] Noun

clan (plural clans)

1. A traditional social group of families in the Scottish Highlands having a common hereditary chieftain
2. (anthropology) A group of people all descended from a common ancestor, in fact or belief.
3. Any association of people behaving clannishly.
4. (video games) A group of players who habitually play on the same team in multiplayer games.

[edit] Derived terms

• clannish
• matriclan
• patriclan

[edit] Translations

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[edit] Italian

[edit] Noun

clan m. inv.

1. clan
2. team
3. gang

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[edit] Spanish

[edit] Noun

clan m. (plural clanes)

1. clan