clans

Noun

clan (plural clans)

1. (collective) A group of people all descended from a common ancestor, in fact or belief, especially when the exact genealogies are not known.
2. (Scotland, collective) A traditional social group of families in the Scottish Highlands having a common hereditary chieftain.
3. (collective) Any group defined by family ties with some sort of political unity.
   • Holonym: nation

   Synonyms:

   canton

   1. (Malaysia, collective) traditional main matrilineal subunit of the Minangkabau people (suku) esp. in Negeri Sembilan
4. (collective) A group of players who habitually play on the same team in multiplayer games.
5. (collective) A group of badgers.
   • if the clan of badgers next door isn't marking its boundaries2017, Stephan Price, Thinking Through Badgers, Vernon Press, page 246

   Synonyms:

   cete