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CLAN
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Clan
[World of Darkness] In each version of the World of Darkness, it is assumed that each clan descended from a single progenitor who passed to each of his descendants, or childer, his unique gifts and flaws. In Vampire: The Masquerade and Vampire: The Dark Ages these individuals are called Ante...
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clan
Social grouping based on kinship. Some traditional societies are organized by clans, which are either matrilineal or patrilineal, and whose members must marry into another clan in...
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Clan
Clan (klăn) noun [ Gael. clann offspring, descendants; akin to Ir. clann , cland , offspring, tribe, family; perhaps from Latin plania scion, slip, cutting. Confer Plant , noun ] 1.
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Clan
• (n.) A tribe or collection of families, united under a chieftain, regarded as having the same common ancestor, and bearing the same surname; as, the clan of Macdonald. • (n.) A clique; a sect, society, or body of persons; esp., a body of persons united by some common interest or pursuit;...
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clan
kinship group of fundamental importance in the structure of many societies. Membership of a clan is socially defined in terms of actual or purported ... [24 related articles]
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Clan
A Clan (Gaelic for a tribe or family), among the Highlanders of Scotland, consisted of the common descendants of the same progenitor, under the patriarchal control of a chief, who represented the common ancestor. The name of the clan was frequently formed of that of the original progenitor with the ...
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Clan
[car] The Clan Crusader was a fibreglass monocoque British sports car based on running gear from the Hillman Imp Sport, including its Coventry Climax derived, rear-mounted 875 cc engine. It was first made in Washington, Co Durham, England, between 1971 and 1974, but since then several effort...
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Clan
[video gaming] In computer and video gaming, a clan or guild is an organised group of players that regularly play together in a particular (or various) multiplayer games. These games range from groups of a few friends to 1000-person organizations, with a broad range of structures, goals and ...
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Clan
A clan is a group of people united by actual or perceived kinship and descent. Even if lineage details are unknown, clan members may be organized around a founding member or apical ancestor. The kinship-based bonds may be symbolical, whereby the clan shares a "stipulated" common ancestor that is a ...
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clan
clan, social group based on actual or alleged unilineal descent from a common ancestor. Such groups have been known in all parts of the world and include some that claim the parentage or special protection of an animal, plant, or other object (see totem). They also include such familiar groups as th...
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clan
Social grouping based on kinship. Some traditional societies are organized by clans, which are either matrilineal or patrilineal, and whose members must marry into another clan in order to avoid in-breeding. Familiar examples are the Highland clans of Scotland. Theoretically each clan is descended f...
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Clan
A kin group one or more generations larger than a family, and whose members are close in time and usually place.
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Clan
A group of vampires who share certain mystic and physical characteristics.
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Clan
[African Great Lakes] In the African Great Lakes region, the clan is a unit of social organisation. It is the oldest societal structure in the region, other than family and direct lineage. The structure is found in modern-day Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania and Uganda. == Etymology == The term cla...
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clan
1) 'braveheart' group 2) 'the ... of the cave bear' 3) 'the ...- of the cave bear' 4) 'wee geordie' family 5) Auel's the ... of the cave bear 6) Big family 7) Brood 8) Celtic family 9) Celtic family group 10) Celtic group 11)
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