clan

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[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

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

[edit] Pronunciation

[edit] Noun

Singular
clan

Plural
clans

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.

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[edit] Italian

[edit] Noun

clan m. inv.

  1. clan
  2. team
  3. gang

[edit] Spanish

[edit] Noun

clan m. (plural clanes)

Singular
clan m.

Plural
clanes m.

  1. clan
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