CLAN


Meaning of CLAN in English

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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.