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Clan

speaker

Meaning

Noun

In Anthropology & Collectives:
A group of people all
from a
,
or
, especially when the
are not known.
In Family & Highland games:
A
of
in the Scottish Highlands having a common
chieftain
Any group
by family
with some
political unity.
In Video games:
A group of
who
the same team in
games.
A
colony.
Sourced from
Wiktionary

Origin

clan
English
arrow
clann
Scottish Gaelic
arrow
cland
Old Irish (to 900)
arrow
plant
Old Welsh
arrow
planta
Latin
Sourced from
Etym
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