Definitions
group of people related by blood or marriage
Word origin
Borrowed from Irish clann (“offspring, children of the family”) and Scottish Gaelic clann, both from Old Irish cland, borrowed from Old Welsh plant, itself borrowed from Latin planta (“shoot, offspring”). Doublet of plant and planta.
Used in a sentence
“Holonym: nation”
“Near-synonym: canton (uncommon outside of certain dialects)”
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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Family group”4 letters
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