clan

clan · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    A close-knit group of interrelated families, especially in Scottish Highlands tradition.

  2. 2.

    A large family group or extended family.

  3. 3.

    A group of people with a common interest or purpose.

Forms

plural: clans

Related words

See also: family, kinship, lineage, tribe
Synonyms: family, kinfolk, lineage, tribe

Etymology

From Scottish Gaelic clann ("offspring, children, family"), from Old Irish cland, ultimately from Latin planta ("plant, shoot, offspring").