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noungroup of people related by blood or marriage
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- child a member of a clan or tribe
- chief the head of a tribe or clan
- ji a clandestine group of southeast Asian terrorists organized in 1993 and trained by al-Qaeda; supports militant Muslims in Indonesia and the Philippines and has cells in Singapore and Malaysia and Indonesia
- totem emblem consisting of an object such as an animal or plant; serves as the symbol of a family or clan (especially among American Indians)
- totem a clan or tribe identified by their kinship to a common totemic object
- highlands a mountainous region of northern Scotland famous for its rugged beauty; known for the style of dress (the kilt and tartan) and the clan system (now in disuse)
- intrigue a clandestine love affair
- zulu a member of the tall Negroid people of eastern South Africa; some live in KwaZulu-Natal under the traditional clan system but many now work in the cities
- chieftain the head of a tribe or clan
- clank make a clank