Clan synonyms

A natural group of plants or animals classified together without regard for their taxonomic relations

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(Chemistry) A functional entity consisting of certain atoms whose presence provides a certain property to a molecule, such as the methyl group.

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family

(Countable) Any group or aggregation of things classed together as kindred or related from possessing in common characteristics which distinguish them from other things of the same order.

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gens

(Anthropology) A tribal subgroup whose members are characterized by having the same descent, usually along the male line.

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flesh-and-blood

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house

A facility, such as a theater or restaurant, that provides entertainment or food for the public:

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society

A group of animals or plants living together in a single environment and regarded as constituting a homogeneous unit or entity

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clans (related)

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brotherhood

The whole body of persons engaged in the same business, -- especially those of the same profession; as, the legal or medical brotherhood.

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gang

The definition of a gang is a group of people who spend a lot of time together, often for negative purposes such as stealing or attacking others.

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kindred

(Often plural only) Distant and close relatives, collectively.

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kin (related)

Relationship; same-bloodedness or affinity; near connection or alliance, as of those having common descent.

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sept

The definition of a sept is a part of a family or clan.

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ring

A set of elements subject to the operations of addition and multiplication, in which the set is an abelian group under addition and associative under multiplication and in which the two operations are related by distributive laws.

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chattan (related)

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class (related)

An identifiable group of individuals that a regulation or statute deals with or acts upon differently than it does other people. If the group is identified by gender, race, national origin, or religion, such a group is called a protected class or a suspect class. See also suspect classification.

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kith-and-kin

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lineage

Lineage is defined as the descendants of a common ancestor.

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kin group

group of people related by blood or marriage

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kinship group

group of people related by blood or marriage

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circle

(Cricket) A line comprising two semicircles of 30 yards radius centred on the wickets joined by straight lines parallel to the pitch used to enforce field restrictions in a one-day match.

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party

A group sent out on a task or mission

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septs (related)

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race (related)

A group of people identified as distinct from other groups because of supposed physical or genetic traits shared by the group. Most biologists and anthropologists do not recognize race as a biologically valid classification, in part because there is more genetic variation within groups than between them.

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clique

A small, exclusive group of individuals; cabal

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coterie

An exclusive group of people, who associate closely for a common purpose; a clique.

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stock

Lineage, family, ancestry

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unit

A single person, group, or thing, esp. as distinguished from others or as part of a whole

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Donnachaidh (related)

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chieftain (related)

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macgregors (related)

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alcmaeonid (related)

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clanranald (related)

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kinfolks

Plural form of kinfolk

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sect

A religious body or denomination, esp. a small group that has broken away from an established church

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moiety

(Anthropology) Either of two kinship groups based on unilateral descent that together make up a tribe or society.

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band

A group of musicians, especially (a) wind and percussion players, or (b) rock musicians.

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fraternity

A group of people with the same beliefs, interests, work, etc.

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horde

A large, moving crowd or throng; swarm

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cult

(Offensive, derogatory) A group of people with a religious, philosophical or cultural identity sometimes viewed as a sect, often existing on the margins of society or exploitative towards its members.

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