CLANS

Meaning of CLANS in English

plural of clan

present third singular of clan

Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

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PHRATRY — ˈfrā.trē, -ri noun ( -es ) Etymology: Greek phratria, from phratēr member of the same clan, member of a phratry …
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FRANJIEH, SULEIMAN (KABALAN) — born June 15, 1910, Zgharta, Lebanon, Ottoman Empire died July 23, 1992, Beirut, Lebanon Lebanese politician who, as a leader …
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BODO — group of peoples speaking Tibeto-Burman languages in the northeastern Indian states of Assam and Meghalaya and in Bangladesh. The Bodo …
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CLANSMAN — clans|man BrE AmE ˈklænz |mən ▷ clans|men mən men ▷ clans|woman ˌwʊm ən ▷ clans|women ˌwɪm ɪn § \ -ən
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CLAN — n. Kinship group based on actual or purported descent from a common ancestor, as traced through the male (patriclan) or …
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