transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈklan ]
noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Scottish Gaelic clann offspring, clan, from Old Irish cland plant, offspring, from Latin planta plant
Date: 15th century
1.
a. : a Celtic group especially in the Scottish Highlands comprising a number of households whose heads claim descent from a common ancestor
b. : a group of people tracing descent from a common ancestor : family
2. : a group united by a common interest or common characteristics