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A group of related families.

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  • The whole clan got together for a picnic.
  • Italy's interior minister says the six victims were members of what he calls a clan in Italy's southern region of Calabria.
  • So if the head of the clan is calling me directly ...
  • The Obama clan is having a tea party in the news media.
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  • Within the "Klan" (racist, white supremacist organization), there is more than one "clan" (a clique or social group).
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