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clan

Definition

  • noun: a large group of people who are related
  • noun: a Celtic group especially in the Scottish Highlands comprising a number of households whose heads claim descent from a common ancestor
  • synonyms: clique

Examples

  • the country club 'clan' [=people who are members of country clubs]

  • The whole 'clan' gets together for the holidays.

  • The tribe is divided into 'clans'.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) the night that Mance attacked the Wall. But I'm asking you to think about your children now. The Long Night is coming and the dead come with it. No clan can stop them. The free folk can't stop them. The Night's Watch can't stop them. And all the southern kings can't stop them. And even then (..)
    2015 TvShow: Game of Thrones Title: Hardhome Season: 5 Episode 8