Clan

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.
	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. Partidge and the rest of his clan may hoot me. - Smolett. The whole clan of the enlightened among us. - Burke.

Noun

1.

clan - group of people related by blood or marriage Synonyms: kin group, kindred, kinship group, kin, tribe

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