Definition of Clan

a tribe or family

Examples of Clan in a sentence

Each clan in the village had a different symbol on the totem pole to represent their family.  🔊

The clan members each had a specific role they were expected to fulfill in the community.  🔊

Stranded on the beach, the survivors joined together as a clan and supported one another while they waited to be rescued.  🔊

Sitting around the campfire, the clan chief told stories about powerful ancestors of long ago.  🔊

The tightknit clan always stuck together in times of trouble.  🔊

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