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clan
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- pronunciation:
- klaen
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun)
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
among the Scottish Highlanders, a traditional basis of social organization, composed of a group of families claiming a common hereditary ancestor.
- synonyms:
- family
- similar words:
- dynasty, gens, lineage, pedigree, tribe
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| definition 2: |
a group of people associated or united by a common interest or belief.
a clan of religious activists- synonyms:
- circle, gang, tribe
- similar words:
- band, clique, coterie, crowd, fraternity, group, knot, party, sect, society, sorority
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| definition 3: |
a group, often large, of people from the same family.
- synonyms:
- family, kin, kindred, kinfolk
- similar words:
- circle, relatives, tribe
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| related words: |
camp, club, family, kin, kindred, league, people |
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