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clan

clan \'klan\ n [ME, fr. ScGael clann offspring, clan, fr. OIr cland plant, 
   offspri]ng, fr. L planta plant 1a: a Celtic group esp. in the Scottish 
   Highlands comprising a number of ho useholds the heads of which claim 
   descent from a common ancestor 1b: SIB  2: a group united by a common 
   interest or common characteristics