Found 3 items, similar to Clan.
English → Indonesian (quick) Definition: clan kaum
English → English (WordNet) Definition: clan clan n : group of people related by blood or marriage [syn: kin, kin group , kinship group, kindred, tribe]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Clan Clan \Clan\ (kl[a^]n), n. [Gael. clann offspring, descendants; akin to Ir. clann, cland, offspring, tribe, family; perh. from L. plania scion, slip, cutting. Cf. Plant, n.] 1. A tribe or collection of families, united under a chieftain, regarded as having the same common ancestor, and bearing the same surname; as, the clan of Macdonald. “I have marshaled my clan.” --Campbell. [1913 Webster] 2. A clique; a sect, society, or body of persons; esp., a body of persons united by some common interest or pursuit; -- sometimes used contemptuously. [1913 Webster] Partidge and the rest of his clan may hoot me. --Smolett. [1913 Webster] The whole clan of the enlightened among us. --Burke. [1913 Webster]