clan

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

clan [clan clans] BrE [klæn] NAmE [klæn] noun countable singular or plural verb
1. a group of families who are related to each other, especially in Scotland
•the Macleod clan
•clan warfare
2. (informal, sometimes humorous)a very large family, or a group of people who are connected because of a particular thing
•one of a growing clan of stars who have left Hollywood

Word Origin:
late Middle English: from Scottish Gaelic clann ‘offspring, family’, from Old Irish cland, from Latin planta ‘sprout’.

Example Bank:
•He became clan chief after his father's death.
•Heavy fighting between rival clans was reported.
•His grandfather was a descendant of the Guthrie clan in Scotland.
•In past times, it was a meeting place for local clans.
•She's one of a growing clan of stars who have left Hollywood.
•The political allegiances of the Highland clans were complex.
•There's a photo of the whole Kennedy clan on the bookshelf.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  kin, kin group, kinship group, kindred, tribe