The meaning of Clan

noun

A line of hereditary rulers of a country.

Usage examples:

The tang dynasty

noun

A group of one or more parents and their children living together as a unit.

Usage examples:

The family lived in a large house with a lot of land

adjective

Designed to be suitable for children as well as adults.

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A family newspaper

noun

A social group of parents, children, and sometimes grandparents, uncles, aunts, and others who are related

Usage examples:

[ c ] her family moved here when she was eleven., [ u ] many people cope with the demands of both c…

noun

A group of families in ancient rome who shared a name and claimed a common origin.

Usage examples:

As tiberius was immediately adopted by augustus, germanicus became a member of the julian gens in t…

verb

Find out about.

Usage examples:

We genned up on the agencies that had done the work

noun

Short for generation.

Usage examples:

The next gen of consoles

noun

A building for human habitation, especially one that consists of a ground floor and one or more upper storeys.

Usage examples:

My wife and i are moving to a new house

verb

Old-fashioned term for bingo.

A dwelling that serves as living quarters for a family

noun

A long, narrow mark or band.

Usage examples:

A row of closely spaced dots will look like a continuous line

verb

Stand or be positioned at intervals along.

Usage examples:

A processional route lined by people waving flags

verb

Cover the inside surface of (a container or garment) with a layer of different material.

Usage examples:

A basket lined with polythene

noun

A subdivision of a clan, originally one in ireland.

Usage examples:

Divided as they were into tribes, septs, and clans and penetrated by family feuds they had little c…

combining form

Variant spelling of septi- (as in septcentenary ).

abbreviation

September.

noun

A brother or sister; a sibling.

Usage examples:

In contrast, males that encountered mole-rat scent behaved differently, in several ways, to their s…

abbreviation

Securities and investment board, a regulatory body that oversees london's financial markets.

noun

Abbreviation for the securities and investments board: the official organization that controlled how financial markets operated in the uk until 1997, when it was replaced by the financial services authority

noun

A social division in a traditional society consisting of families or communities linked by social, economic, religious, or blood ties, with a common culture and dialect, typically having a recognized leader.

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Indigenous indian tribes

noun

A group of people, often of related families, who live in the same area and share the same language, culture, and history

Usage examples:

She has studied native american tribes from mexico to maine.