clan
noun
a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor.
interclan
-
a word derived from
clan.
Example Sentences
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The Jacobites are mentioned, but most of the political machinations involve interclan jockeying.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2025
Since then, anti-Taliban patrols by tribesmen have reportedly ground to a halt over fears they could worsen interclan tensions.
From Time ● May 18, 2010
He was a fighter, not supposed to be concerned with interclan policy.
From Fearful Symmetry A Terran Empire novel by Ann Wilson
He enjoyed flying and fighting, though the toll interclan battles were taking of late disturbed him more than he cared to admit.
From Fearful Symmetry A Terran Empire novel by Ann Wilson
Slavery is a recognized institution, but since the diminution of intertribal and interclan wars the number of slaves has diminished.
From The Manóbos of Mindanáo Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume XXIII, First Memoir by John M. Garvan
