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Clan
"Clan" in a Sentence (13 examples)
These figures are signs of a family or clan.
Recite the names of the members of the Tokugawa clan.
Local industry flourished throughout the land in the Edo period thanks to the promotional efforts by each clan.
When you hear "clan and sept," you should think "all the relatives since forever and some of the allies, too."
The clan system is a key component of traditional Chinese culture.
The clan ended in seventh grade.
Sami married into the Bakir clan.
Himself he knows among the Greeks again, / black Memnon's arms, and all his Eastern clan.
I'm from a unique clan of smelly individuals.
Abdelaziz Bouteflika ruled Algeria with his political clan.
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Holonym: nation
Near-synonym: canton (uncommon outside of certain dialects)
As a rule, you see, I'm not lugged into Family Rows. On the occasions when Aunt is calling to Aunt like mastodons bellowing across primeval swamps and Uncle James's letter about Cousin Mabel's peculiar behaviour is being shot round the family circle... the clan has a tendency to ignore me.
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