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Webster 1913 Edition

Clan

Clan

(klăn)
,
Noun.
[Gael.
clann
offspring, descendants; akin to Ir.
clann
,
cland
, offspring, tribe, family; perh. from L.
plania
scion, slip, cutting. Cf.
Plant
,
Noun.
]
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
.
“I have marshaled my clan.”
Campbell.
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.

Webster 1828 Edition

Clan

CLAN

, n.
1.
A race; a family; a tribe. Hence, an association of persons under a chieftain.
2.
In contempt, a sect, society, or body of persons closely united by some common interest or pursuit.
Note. In Russ. Kolieno signifies a knee, and a family, race or tribe. Irish glun, the knee, and a generation.

Definition 2024

član

član

See also: clan and Clan

Serbo-Croatian

Noun

člȃn m ‎(Cyrillic spelling чла̑н)

  1. member (one who officially belongs to a group)
  2. (grammar) article
  3. article (section of a legal document, bylaws, etc.)

Declension

Slovene

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *čelnъ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtʃláːn/
  • Tonal orthography: člȃn

Noun

člán m anim ‎(genitive člána, nominative plural článi)

  1. member (one who officially belongs to a group)

Declension

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *čelnъ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tʃlâːn/

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