English noun: clan | |||
1. | clan (group) group of people related by blood or marriage | ||
Synonyms | kin, kin group, kindred, kinship group, tribe | ||
Broader (hypernym) | social group | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | family, family tree, family unit, folks, genealogy, mishpachah, mishpocha, totem, Tribes of Israel, Twelve Tribes of Israel | ||
Member holonym | clan member, clansman, clanswoman, relation, relative, tribesman | ||