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:b : a [[group]] of people tracing descent from a common ancestor : [[family]]
:b : a [[group]] of people tracing descent from a common ancestor : [[family]]
*2 : a group [[united]] by a common interest or common characteristics
*2 : a group [[united]] by a common interest or common characteristics
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==Description==
==Description==
A '''clan''' is a [[group]] of people [[united]] by [[actual]] or [[perceived]] kinship and [[descent]]. Even if [[actual]] lineage [[patterns]] are [[unknown]], clan members may nonetheless recognize a founding member or [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apical_ancestor apical ancestor]. The kinship-based bonds may be merely [[symbolical]] in [[nature]], whereby the clan [[shares]] a "stipulated" common ancestor that is a symbol of the clan's [[unity]]. When this ancestor is not [[human]], it is referred to as an animalian [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Totem totem]. Clans can be most easily described as [[tribes]] or sub-groups of tribes. The word clan is derived from 'clann' meaning '[[children]]' in the Irish and Scottish [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaelic_language Gaelic languages]. The word was taken into [[English]] about 1425 as a label for the tribal [[nature]] of Irish and Scottish Gaelic society. The Gaelic term for clan is fine [finɨ]. Clans are located in every country; members may identify with a coat of arms to show they are an [[independent]] clan.
A '''clan''' is a [[group]] of people [[united]] by [[actual]] or [[perceived]] kinship and [[descent]]. Even if [[actual]] lineage [[patterns]] are [[unknown]], clan members may nonetheless recognize a founding member or [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apical_ancestor apical ancestor]. The kinship-based bonds may be merely [[symbolical]] in [[nature]], whereby the clan [[shares]] a "stipulated" common ancestor that is a symbol of the clan's [[unity]]. When this ancestor is not [[human]], it is referred to as an animalian [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Totem totem]. Clans can be most easily described as [[tribes]] or sub-groups of tribes. The word clan is derived from 'clann' meaning '[[children]]' in the Irish and Scottish [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaelic_language Gaelic languages]. The word was taken into [[English]] about 1425 as a label for the tribal [[nature]] of Irish and Scottish Gaelic society. The Gaelic term for clan is fine [finɨ]. Clans are located in every country; members may identify with a coat of arms to show they are an [[independent]] clan.