clan in English: A large family group, or a group of close families who share the same ancestor. (noun)

Translation

A large family group, or a group of close families who share the same ancestor.

Word origin

From Scottish Gaelic clann, meaning children or family, which came from Latin planta, a young plant or shoot.

Gender

Pluralclans

Scotland, .

A clan is a large group of families with the same ancestor.

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Here "clan" is a friendly word for a big family.

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"Clans" is the plural, meaning more than one clan.

family

A group of people who are related, such as parents and their children.

group

A number of people or things that are together or belong with each other.

name

The word that a person, place, or thing is called.

blood

The red liquid that moves round inside the body of a person or animal.

cousin

The child of your aunt or your uncle.

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